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Definitions
1. to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
2. to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
Components
刮
guā
–
to scrape
目
mù
–
eye
相看
xiāng kàn
–
to look at one another
Related Words
士别三日,当刮目相看
shì bié sān rì , dāng guā mù xiāng kàn
–
after even just three days' absence, a scholar must be regarded with new eyes