以人廢言

ji5 jan4 fai3 jin4

to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

Written Forms

以人廢言Traditional · Main Form
以人废言Alternate Form

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