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
八 eight, eight radical (no. 12)
方 direction, person, alternative
美 beauty, beautiful
人 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
はっぽうびじん
八方美人
、
かれ
彼
You cannot rely upon Jim's words since he tries to please everybody

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

かれ
彼
はっぽうびじん
八方美人
He's everybody's friend