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
 
trad. (以人廢言) 以 人 廢 言
simp. (以人废言) 以 人 废 言

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):

子曰：「君子不以言舉人，不以人廢言。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
子曰：「君子不以言举人，不以人废言。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Jūnzǐ bù yǐ yán jǔ rén, bù yǐ rén fèi yán.” [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."

Pronunciation

Idiom

以人廢言

  1. 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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