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不以人廢言
简 不以人废言 · 繁 不以人廢言Mandarin · pinyin bù yǐ rén fèi yán
Meanings
- 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
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4–3–2–4–2 · bu4 yi3 ren2 fei4 yan2
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bat1 ji5 jan4 fai3 jin4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to not reject an opinion because of the person expressing it
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