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素面朝天
sù miàn cháo tiān
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基本释义详细释义
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- 不施脂粉而朝见皇帝。
- 不施脂粉而朝见皇帝。
宋 乐史 《杨太真外传》卷上:“﹝ 唐玄宗 ﹞封大姨为 韩国夫人 ,三姨为 虢国夫人 ,八姨为 秦国夫人 。同日拜命,皆月给钱十万,为脂粉之资。然 虢国 不施粧粉,自衒美艷,常素面朝天。”
- 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)