素面朝天

素面朝天sù miàn cháo tiān

◎不施脂粉而朝見皇帝。

素面朝天

• 英語 lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|楊貴妃[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

◎唐代楊貴妃的妹妹虢國夫人常常不敷脂粉即朝見天子的故事。見宋《樂史 · 楊太真外傳 · 捲上》。