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
Characters in this word
4素
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raw silk, white, plain, unadorned, vegetarian (food), essence, nature, element, constituent, usually, always, ever
- Pinyin
- sù
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 17225 of 2500
面
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face, side, surface, aspect, top, classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- Pinyin
- miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2052 of 2500
朝
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abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
- Pinyin
- Cháo
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 2332 of 2500
天
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day, sky, heaven
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 211 of 2500