皇后的长相丫鬟的命

皇后的长相丫鬟的命

Literally means:

a woman who looks like a queen but lives like a maidservant

Actually means:

an unfortunate beautiful woman

丫鬟 refers to a maid that was bought or hired to be a servant in the old times.

The phrase figuratively means that a beautiful and graceful woman who looks like an empress is actually so unfortunate that she is doomed to live difficult life as an an cient maidservant did. The phrase is used to indicate that beautiful women are unfortunate and it is often accompanied by the speaker's sigh of regret.

丫鬟，旧时有钱人买来或雇来使唤的女奴。

皇后的长相丫鬟的命，比喻相貌娇贵，像个皇后，但命运不好，注定要吃苦受累，像个ㄚ鬟。常用来感叹漂亮女人的命运不好。含有感慨的意味。