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朝天
cháotiān
1.
to have an audience with the Emperor
2.
to be presented at court
3.
to look skyward
4.
to look up
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (7)
底朝天
dǐcháotiān
upside down
朝天区
Cháotiānqū
Chaotian district of Guangyuan city [[廣元市|广元市<Guǎngyuánshì>]], Sichuan
朝天椒
cháotiānjiāo
chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)
四脚朝天
sìjiǎocháotiān
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
热火朝天
rèhuǒcháotiān
in full swing (idiom)
素面朝天
sùmiàncháotiān
lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei [[楊貴妃|杨贵妃<YángGuìfēi>]]) (idiom)
面朝黄土背朝天
miàncháohuángtǔbèicháotiān
face to the ground, back to the sky
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