expression, ichidan verb
talented people are ruined by their own talent
A proverb meaning that those who rely too much on their natural talent may fail because of it, often through overconfidence or lack of effort.
He was called a genius from a young age, but as the saying goes, 'a talented man is ruined by his talent,' he neglected effort and failed.
才子、才に倒れるというように、才能だけに頼っていると、いつか足をすくわれる。
As the proverb says, 'talented men are ruined by their own talent'; if you rely only on talent, you'll eventually trip up.