beauties die young; beauty and luck seldom go together
A yojijukugo proverb meaning that beautiful women often have unhappy lives or die young. Used in literary or reflective contexts.
As the saying goes, beauties die young; she passed away at a young age.
A yojijukugo of Chinese origin, combining 佳人 (beautiful woman) and 薄命 (ill-fated, short-lived). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it reflects a traditional literary motif.