以人廢言
Chinese
to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) | man; person; people | abolish; crippled | to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
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trad. (以人廢言) | 以 | 人 | 廢 | 言 | |
simp. (以人废言) | 以 | 人 | 废 | 言 |
Etymology
From the Analects of Confucius:
- 子曰:「君子不以言舉人,不以人廢言。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Jūnzǐ bù yǐ yán jǔrén, bù yǐrénfèiyán.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "The superior man does not promote a man simply on account of his words, nor does he put aside good words because of the man."
子曰:“君子不以言举人,不以人废言。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
以人廢言
- to reject an opinion because the speaker is not good or not to one's liking
Synonyms
- 因人廢言/因人废言
Derived terms
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