語感 Dictionary

八方美人

はっぽうびじん

everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flunky

Meanings

  1. Noun

    everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flunkyFour-character idiom
  2. flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beautyFour-character idiom

Example sentences

  • 彼かれは八方美人はっぽうびじんだ。

    He's everybody's friend.

  • 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.

  • 八方美人はっぽうびじんに友ともはなし。

    A friend to all is a friend to none.

  • 八方美人はっぽうびじん頼たのむに足たらず。

    A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

  • ジムは八方美人はっぽうびじんだから、彼かれの言いうことは当あてにならない。

    You cannot rely upon Jim's words since he tries to please everybody.

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