朝天

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 shi4], Sichuan

to have an audience with the Emperor / to be presented at court / to look skyward / to look up

abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea

imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards

morning

day / sky / heaven

in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity

four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

upside down / upturned

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 shi4], Sichuan

chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)

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

face to the ground, back to the sky

new emperor, new officials (idiom) / a new chief brings in new aides