以人廢言 [－－废－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to reject an opinion because the speaker is not good or not to one's liking
    (syn.) 因人废言, 因人廢言
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）