以人废言 (以人廢言) yǐ rén fèi yán
yǐ rén fèi yán
set phrase
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '以人廢言')
Contained in
- 不以人废言(不以人廢言) not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merit of the case rather than preference between advisers
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