不以人廢言

不以人廢言

Chinese

		not; no	to reject an opinion because the speaker is not good or not to one's liking
trad. (不以人廢言)		不	以人廢言
simp. (不以人废言)		不	以人废言

Etymology

From the Analects of Confucius.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bù yǐrénfèiyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ ji⁵ jan⁴ fai³ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bù yǐrénfèiyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu yyirenfeyyan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bù yǐrénfèiyán
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ ji⁵ jan⁴ fai³ jin⁴
    • Yale: bāt yíh yàhn fai yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ji⁵ jan⁴ fai³ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ yi⁵ yen⁴ fei³ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ jiː¹³ jɐn²¹ fɐi̯³³ jiːn²¹/

Idiom

不以人廢言

1. to not reject an opinion because of the person expressing it