素面朝天

素面朝天

素面朝天 [ sù miàn cháo tiān ]

基本释义

不施脂粉而朝见皇帝。

英文翻译

fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup; to present oneself just as one is, without artifice; lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 杨贵妃) (idiom)