Chinese

		beautiful woman
simp. and trad. (佳人薄命)		佳人	薄命

Idiom

佳人薄命

1. A fair lady's destiny is thin indeed; whom the gods love die young

Japanese

Etymology

• From Middle Chinese: 自古紅顏多薄命

Noun

佳人薄命 ‎(hiragana かじんはくめい, romaji kajinhakumei)

1. Whom the gods love die young. Lit. A fair lady's destiny is thin indeed.

Synonyms

• 美人薄命

References

• The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.