素面朝天

素面朝天sù miàn cháo tiān

◎不施脂粉而朝见皇帝。

素面朝天

• 英语 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

素面朝天sù miàn cháo tiān

◎唐代杨贵妃的妹妹虢国夫人常常不敷脂粉即朝见天子的故事。见宋《乐史 · 杨太真外传 · 卷上》。