面朝黃土背朝天

1. • face to the ground, back to the sky

Character by character

• 面(miàn)face
• 朝(cháo)imperial or royal court
• 黃(huáng)surname Huang or Hwang
• 土(tǔ)surname Tu
• 背(bèi)the back of a body or object
• 朝(cháo)imperial or royal court
• 天(tiān)day