面朝黃土背朝天 miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān

DEFINITIONS

  1. face to the ground, back to the sky

CHARACTERS

面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
朝 cháo
HSK 5
dynasty; morning
黃 huáng yellow; surname
土 tǔ
HSK 5
soil, earth; items made of earth
背 bèi
HSK 5
back; back side; behind; betray
朝 cháo
HSK 5
dynasty; morning
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial