Word

HSK	Not in HSK
FREQUENCY	Unknown

以人废言 yǐ rén fèi yán

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

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