以人废言(yǐ rén fèi yán)

4 charactersTrad. 以人廢言

to reject a word because of the speaker…

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Word information

Pinyin
yǐ rén fèi yán
Meaning
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
以人廢言

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