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素面朝天

sùmiàncháotiān

ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

  1. 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)
  2. 2fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
  3. 3to present oneself just as one is, without artifice

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