Meaning of 以人废言
以人废言 means to reject someone's words because of who they are; ad hominem. Pronounced yǐ rén fèi yán.
- to reject someone's words because of who they are; ad hominem
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
yǐ以
rén人
fèi废
yán言
，
jí即
shǐ使
duì对
tā他
yǒu有
yì意
jian见
，
yě也
yào要
tīng听
ting听
tā他
de的
jiàn建
yì议
shì是
fǒu否
hé合
lǐ理
。
We must not reject his words because of who he is; even if we have opinions about him, we should still listen to whether his suggestions are reasonable.
Lǐng领
dǎo导
zhě者
rú如
guǒ果
yǐ以
rén人
fèi废
yán言
，
jiù就
huì会
shī失
qù去
xǔ许
duō多
hǎo好
de的
jiàn建
yì议
。
If leaders dismiss advice based on the speaker's identity, they will lose many good suggestions.
Yǐ以
rén人
fèi废
yán言
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
bù不
lǐ理
xìng性
de的
tài态
du度
。
Rejecting words because of the speaker is an irrational attitude.
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