不因人廢言
bù​yīn​rén​fèi​yán

not to reject an opinion because of the speaker

  • created sense approved 不因人废言/不因人廢言 · bù​yīn​rén​fèi​yán · not to reject an opinion because of the speaker — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不因人废言 / 不因人廢言

    bù​yīn​rén​fèi​yán

    not to reject an opinion because of the speaker

    to not disregard what is said just because of the person who says it; an idea should be judged on its own merits rather than the character or status of the speaker

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 因 (literal) → 因 · yīn · because of 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 废 (literal) → 废/廢 · fèi · to abolish 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

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    created sense