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someone who pleases the guests in a party; entertainer / brownnose, sycophant

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幇間

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幇間

Hiragana
ほうかん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
宴席などで客をもてなして場を盛り上げる芸人。また、転じて、おべっかを使って目上の人に取り入る人。
Easy Japanese Meaning
酒の場で人を楽しませるしごとをする人。またえらい人にこびる人。
Chinese (Simplified)
宴席中逗乐取悦宾客的艺人 / 拍马屁的人;谄媚者
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He was working as a 'houkan', someone who pleases the guests at a party.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他在聚会上当帮间,逗客人开心。

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someone who pleases the guests in a party; entertainer

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brownnose, sycophant

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