noun
gifted with both intelligence and beauty (of a woman)
A yojijukugo praising a woman who possesses both talent and good looks. Often used in formal or literary descriptions.
彼女は才色兼備の女性として知られている。
She is known as a woman gifted with both intelligence and beauty.
A yojijukugo composed of 才 (talent), 色 (beauty), 兼 (concurrently), and 備 (possess). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows a common four-character idiom pattern.