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
Chinese PinYin : yǐ yán qǔ rén
judge people by words
lose a sheep and get an ox -- the gain is greater than the loss. wáng yáng dé niú
gaze at the wind and seize the shadow. wò fēng bǔ yǐng