Từ điển Hán Nôm

(1) 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)
(2) fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
(3) to present oneself just as one is, without artifice