以人废言
yǐ​rén​fèi​yán

to reject a word because of the speaker

  • created reference approved 以人废言/以人廢言 → 因人废言/因人廢言 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以人废言 / 以人廢言 yǐ​rén​fèi​yán

    因人废言 / 因人廢言 yīn​rén​fèi​yán

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 以人废言/以人廢言 · yǐ​rén​fèi​yán · to reject a word because of the speaker — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以人废言 / 以人廢言

    yǐ​rén​fèi​yán

    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.

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · because of 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 废 (literal) → 废/廢 · fèi · to abolish 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense