以人废言 yǐrénfèiyán to reject a word because of the speaker Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 以人废言 以人廢言 yǐrénfèiyán to reject a word because of the speaker To disregard a reasonable statement solely because of the speaker's status or negative reputation; to judge advice based on personal preference for the person rather than the merits of the case. Frequency Written text 0.004 per million Cross-References Same as 因人废言 yīnrénfèiyán Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
以人废言 以人廢言 yǐrénfèiyán to reject a word because of the speaker To disregard a reasonable statement solely because of the speaker's status or negative reputation; to judge advice based on personal preference for the person rather than the merits of the case. Frequency Written text 0.004 per million Cross-References Same as 因人废言 yīnrénfèiyán Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
