薄命

bómìng
  1. to be born under an unlucky star (usu. of women)
  2. to be born unlucky

CEDICT

born under an unlucky star; born unlucky (usually of women); ill-fated

Wiktionary

苦命，命运不佳。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 薄 bó
  1. meager
  2. slight
  3. weak
  4. ungenerous or unkind
  5. frivolous
  6. to despise
  7. to belittle
  8. to look down on
  9. to approach or near
2 命 mìng
  1. life
  2. fate
  3. order or command
  4. to assign a name, title etc

Containing this entry

红颜薄命 hóngyánbómìng beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
自古红颜多薄命 zìgǔhóngyánduōbómìng
佳人薄命 jiārénbómìng