以人废言
以人废言
yǐ rén fèi yán
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
verb
Traditional: 以人廢言
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- (verb) to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
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Related Words
不以人废言(bù yǐ rén fèi yán)— not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
→一字一泪(yī zì yī lèi)— each word is a teardrop (idiom)
→一字不提(yī zì bù tí)— to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
→一字千金(yī zì qiān jīn)— one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
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