不以人廢言 bù yǐ rén fèi yán

DEFINITIONS

  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

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
廢 fèi abrogate, terminate, discard
言 yán
HSK 4
words, speech; speak, say