以人废言 yǐ rén fèi yán

reject ideas because of who said them

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 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

Character Meaning
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