⒈ 不施脂粉而朝見皇帝。
⒈ 不施脂粉而朝見皇帝。
引宋 樂史 《楊太真外傳》卷上:“﹝ 唐玄宗 ﹞封大姨為 韓國夫人,三姨為 虢國夫人,八姨為 秦國夫人。同日拜命,皆月給錢十萬,為脂粉之資。然 虢國 不施粧粉,自衒美艷,常素面朝天?!?/span>
⒈ 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·卷上》。
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