being endowed with both intelligence and beauty (often used of a woman); a four-character idiom meaning both talented and beautiful.
彼女は仕事もできて才色兼備だから、周囲から頼りにされている。
She is competent at work and both talented and beautiful, so people rely on her.
面接官は応募者を見て、才色兼備だと評価した。
The interviewer looked at the applicant and judged her to be both talented and attractive.
古典文学では、理想の女性像として才色兼備が描かれることが多い。
In classical literature, the ideal woman is often depicted as possessing both talent and beauty.