妲己再美终是妃纣王再昏终是君
[dá jĭ zài mĕi zhōng shì fēi zhòu wáng zài hūn zhōng shì jūn]
'No matter how beautiful Da Ji was, she is only the queen consort; regardless of King Zhou being how dimwitted and debauched he remains the king.' Da Ji comes from an old Chinese folktale: as the last emperor of Shang Dynasty (King Zhou) indulged in pleasure through her enchanting beauty, leading ultimately to his kingdom's fall. This idiom reflects upon a woman not overestimating oneself no matter the influence held and reminds women to find self value beyond appearance or position