| 素面朝天 |
sù miàn cháo tiān |
lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 杨贵妃) (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup / to present oneself just as one is, without artifice |
| 素 |
sù |
raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever |
| 素面 |
sù miàn |
face (of a woman) without makeup / solid color (unpatterned) |
| 素面 |
sù miàn |
vegetable noodle dish |
| 面 |
miàn |
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc |
| 面 |
miàn |
variant of 面 |
| 面 |
miàn |
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless |
| 朝 |
Cháo |
abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea |
| 朝 |
cháo |
imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards |
| 朝 |
zhāo |
morning |
| 朝天 |
Cháo tiān |
Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 广元市, Sichuan |
| 朝天 |
cháo tiān |
to have an audience with the Emperor / to be presented at court / to look skyward / to look up |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |