以人废言 yǐ rén fèi yán

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
废 fèi
HSK 5
abrogate, terminate, discard
言 yán
HSK 4
words, speech; speak, say