不以人废言 |
bù yǐ rén fèi yán |
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers |
不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
以 |
Yǐ |
abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
以 |
yǐ |
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) |
以人废言 |
yǐ rén fèi yán |
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case |
人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
废 |
fèi |
to abolish / to abandon / to abrogate / to discard / to depose / to oust / crippled / abandoned / waste |
废 |
fèi |
variant of 废 / disabled |
言 |
yán |
words / speech / to say / to talk |