八方美人になるな。

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八方美人 なる

English Translation

Don't try to be all things to all men.

Furigana

八方美人(はっぽうびじん)になるな。

Romanji

Happōbijin ni naru na.

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
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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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
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(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

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