being too beautiful or talented for one's own good; suffering because of one's good looks or ability
Describes a situation where a person's exceptional beauty or talent brings them trouble, envy, or misfortune. Often used in a somewhat old-fashioned or literary context.
She suffered because of her beauty and was often envied by those around her.
Not a few artists have led lives where their talent brought them misfortune.
美人薄命 is a proverb meaning 'beautiful women are destined to die young', focusing on fate, whereas 器量負け emphasizes the troubles caused by one's own beauty or talent.
Compound of 器量 (きりょう, 'looks; ability') and 負け (まけ, 'losing; being defeated'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word figuratively expresses being 'defeated' by one's own good qualities.