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素面朝天
sùmiàncháotiān
1.
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)
2.
fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
3.
to present oneself just as one is, without artifice