八方美人頼むに足らず。

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八方美人 頼む に 足らず 。

English Translation

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

Furigana

八方美人(はっぽうびじん)頼(たの)むに足(た)らず。

Romanji

Happōbijin tanomu ni tarazu.

Words

八方美人 (はっぽうびじん)

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

頼む (たのむ)

to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

足る (たる)

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worthy of

Kanji

八

Readings: ハチ、 や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう

Meanings: eight, eight radical (no. 12)

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

美

Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい

Meanings: beauty, beautiful

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

頼

Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る

Meanings: trust, request

足

Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す

Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear