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八方美人

Reading

Kana: はっぽうびじん
Romaji: happoubijin
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Definition

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one who is affable to everybody; a flunky; person beautiful from all angles; everybody's friend; person who shows people what they want to see

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: ハチ、 や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう
Meanings: eight, eight radical (no. 12)
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person

Example Sentences

(かれ)八方美人(はっぽうびじん)だ。
➥He's everybody's friend.
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八方美人(はっぽうびじん)(たの)むに()らず。
➥A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
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誰彼(だれかれ)かまわず()(かお)ばかりしていると、そのうち八方美人(はっぽうびじん)としか(おも)われなくなるよ。
➥If you buddy up to everybody and anybody, pretty soon people will think you're just a people-pleaser.
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八方美人(はっぽうびじん)になるな。
➥Don't try to be all things to all men.
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ジムは八方美人(はっぽうびじん)だから、(かれ)()うことは()てにならない。
➥You cannot rely upon Jim's words since he tries to please everybody.
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