- happoubijin everybody's friend, people pleaser, person who is affable to everybody, flunky; flawlessly beautiful woman, flawless beauty
Used in casual or semi-formal conversation to describe someone who tries to please everyone, often with a mildly negative connotation of insincerity.
彼女は八方美人で、本音がわからない。
Kanojo wa happoubijin de, honne ga wakaranai.
She's a people pleaser, so you can't tell what she really thinks.
八方美人になるのは疲れるよ。
Happoubijin ni naru no wa tsukareru yo.
Trying to please everyone is exhausting.
⚖️ Often confused with いい人 (ii hito, 'good person'), but 八方美人 implies insincerity or lack of genuine opinion.
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