素面朝天
sùmiàncháotiān
ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
- 1lit. 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)
- 2fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
- 3to present oneself just as one is, without artifice