八はっ方ぽう美び人じん

noun

everybody's friend; people pleaser; flunky

Often used derogatively for someone who tries to be liked by everyone, sometimes at the cost of sincerity. The term implies a lack of genuine commitment.

• 彼かれは八はっ方ぽう美び人じんで、誰だれにでもいい顔かおをする。

  He's a people pleaser, always trying to be nice to everyone.

• 八はっ方ぽう美び人じんな態たい度どは、かえって信しん用ようを失うしなうこともある。

  A people-pleasing attitude can sometimes cause you to lose trust instead.

noun

flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty

Rare, literal interpretation of the kanji: a woman beautiful from every angle. This sense is seldom used in modern Japanese; the derogatory sense is far more common.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、八はっ方ぽう美び人じんという言こと葉ばが完かん璧ぺきな美び女じょを指さすことがある。

  In classical literature, the word 八方美人 can refer to a flawlessly beautiful woman.