不以人废言 bù yǐ rén fèi yán

judge words, not people

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. 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

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
废 fèi HSK 5
to abolish; to abandon; to discard
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech