팔방미인

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 八方美人, from 八方 (all over) + 美人 (beautiful person), i.e., someone perfect from every point of view.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?palbangmiin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?palbangmiin
McCune–Reischauer?p'albangmiin
Yale Romanization?phal.pangmiin

Noun

팔방미인 (palbangmiin) (hanja 八方美人)

  1. perfection; a person seeming like a beauty or role model
  2. (figurative) jack of all trades, all-rounder (a versatile person able to do many things well)
  3. (rare) someone with no scruples