Meaning of 八方美人 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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八方美人
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Kana Readingはっぽうびじん
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Romajihappōbijin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- 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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Example Sentences
八方美人, はっぽうびじん used in context
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He's everybody's friend.
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A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
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八方美人になるな。
Don't try to be all things to all men.
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誰彼かまわず良い顔ばかりしていると、そのうち八方美人としか思われなくなるよ。
If you buddy up to everybody and anybody, pretty soon people will think you're just a people-pleaser.
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You cannot rely upon Jim's words since he tries to please everybody.
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