朝天

cháotiān
  1. to have an audience with the Emperor
  2. to be presented at court
  3. to look skyward
  4. to look up

CEDICT

  1. (historical) to have an audience with the emperor; to be presented at court
  2. (～區) Chaotian District (a district of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China)
  3. Chaotian District (a district of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China)
  4. to have an audience with the emperor; to be presented at court
  5. to look skyward; to look up; to face the sky

Wiktionary

  1. 覲見天子、天帝。
  2. 面向上方。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

朝天 Cháotiān Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市 Guǎngyuánshì, Sichuan

Entry Composition

1 朝 cháo
  1. imperial or royal court
  2. government
  3. dynasty
  4. reign of a sovereign or emperor
  5. court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
  6. to make a pilgrimage to
  7. facing
  8. towards
2 天 tiān
  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven

Containing this entry

四腳朝天 sìjiǎocháotiān four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
底朝天 dǐcháotiān
  1. upside down
  2. upturned
朝天椒 cháotiānjiāo chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)
熱火朝天 rèhuǒcháotiān
  1. in full swing (idiom)
  2. (in a) frenzy
  3. buzzing with activity
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 Yáng Guìfēi) (idiom)
  2. fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
  3. to present oneself just as one is, without artifice
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Related entries

覲 jìn (history) to have an audience with the Emperor
仰 yǎng
  1. to face upward
  2. to look up
  3. to admire
  4. to rely on
查找 cházhǎo
  1. to search for
  2. to look up
我得查找一下我的笔。

I need to search for my pen.

Source: Tatoeba

檢索 jiǎnsuǒ
  1. to retrieve (data)
  2. to look up
  3. retrieval
  4. search
查檢 chájiǎn
  1. to check
  2. to consult
  3. to look up
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