be endowed with both beauty and talent(cái mào jiān quán)

be endowed with both beauty and talent

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á im à Oji à nqu á n, which means both talent and beauty. It's from xingshihengyan.

The origin of Idioms

The seventh volume of Xing Shi Heng Yan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "I highly praise that my daughter is neat and smart, and I refuse to match her equally. I must choose a scholar with both ability and appearance to match him, regardless of the bride price."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive to describe a person's appearance, ability and learning. My wife is too modest. My husband once told me that my husband is both talented and beautiful. Have you ever been married? The 28th chapter of snow moon plum by Chen Lang in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : cái mào jiān quán