器き量りょう負まけ

noun

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.

• 彼かの女じょは器き量りょう負まけして、周しゅう囲いから妬ねたまれることが多おおかった。

  She suffered because of her beauty and was often envied by those around her.

• 器き量りょう負まけの人じん生せいを送おくった芸げい術じゅつ家かも少すくなくない。

  Not a few artists have led lives where their talent brought them misfortune.