ji5 jan4 fai3 jin4以人废言
Jyutpingji5 jan4 fai3 jin4
Yaleyíh yành fai yình

Definition

to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

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T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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