Definition of 八方美人 (はっぽうびじん)

noun
1.
everybody's friend, person who is affable to everybody(oft. used derogatively)
2.
flawlessly beautiful woman, flawless beauty
Related Kanji
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
direction, person, alternative
beauty, beautiful
person
Example sentences(showing 4 results)

If you buddy up to everybody and anybody, pretty soon people will think you're just a people-pleaser

ジム
はっぽうじん
八方美人
かれ
You cannot rely upon Jim's words since he tries to please everybody

はっぽうじん
八方美人
たの
頼む
A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody

かれ
はっぽうじん
八方美人
He's everybody's friend