judge people by words

judge people by words

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ y á NQ ǔ R é n, which means to judge a person's intelligence according to his eloquence. It comes from biography of Zhongni's disciples in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Zhongni's disciples in historical records, Confucius said, "I judge people by their words, and I will lose them; I judge people by their appearance, and I will lose my son Yu."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: using words to get people

Idiom usage

As a predicate, object, attribute; used in dealing with affairs