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

face to the ground, back to the sky

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. face to the ground, back to the sky

Characters

Character Meaning
face; surface; aspect
towards; facing; dynasty
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic
earth; clay; local
the back of a body or object; to learn by heart
towards; facing; dynasty
day; sky; heaven