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素面朝天 (sou3 min6 ciu4 tin1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

素面朝天 (sou3 min6 ciu4 tin1, sù miàn cháo tiān) — lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom); fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup; to present oneself just as one is, without artifice

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 素月 (sou3 jyut2) — a bright and clear moon
• 素淡 (sou3 daam6) — plain (color)
• 素餐 (sou3 caan1) — Vegetarian meals
• 素馨 (sou3 hing1) — (flower) Jasminum grandiflorum
• 素 (sou3) — raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element;…
• 素不相能 (sou3 bat1 soeng1 nang4) — unable to get along (idiom)

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