面朝黄土背朝天 in English mian4 chao2 huang2 tu3 bei4 chao2 tian1 Meaning

Meanings

  • face to the ground, back to the sky

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Pinyin

mian4 chao2 huang2 tu3 bei4 chao2 tian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

mian4face chao2abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea huang2surname Huang or Hwang tu3Tu (ethnic group) bei4variant of 背[bei1] chao2abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea tian1day