美人は三日で飽きる

びじんはみっかであきる
Alternative writings: 美人は3日で飽きる
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A proverb meaning that physical beauty doesn't keep one's interest for long (one quickly grows tired of a beautiful person).

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彼はよく「美人は三日で飽きる」と冗談めかして言う。

He often jokes, "Beauty is only skin-deep".

新しい恋人に夢中だったが、結局は美人は三日で飽きるということがわかった。

I was crazy about my new partner, but I eventually realized that beauty doesn't keep you interested for long.

昔のことわざ『美人は三日で飽きる』は必ずしも現代に当てはまらない。

The old proverb "beauty is only skin-deep" does not necessarily apply to modern times.