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因人废言
yīn​rén​fèi​yán

to reject an opinion because of the speaker

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
因人废言 因人廢言 yīn​rén​fèi​yán
to reject an opinion because of the speaker
To dismiss a sound opinion or good advice simply because one dislikes or looks down upon the person who said it; literally "to discard words because of the person"

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  • 以人废言 yǐ​rén​fèi​yán
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