以人廢言 — yi3 ren2 fei4 yan2 — Chinese Dictionary

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以

人

廢

言

以

人

廢

言

Definitions4 characters

yi³ ren² fei⁴ yan²

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

以

人

廢

言

As word

1

yi³

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

ren²

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

3

fei⁴

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

4

yan²

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