刮目相看

Chinese

			each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
simp. and trad. (刮目相看)		刮目	相	看

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāmùxiāngkàn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄎㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaat³ muk⁶ soeng¹ hon¹, gwaat³ muk⁶ soeng¹ hon³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guāmùxiāngkàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄎㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guamuhshiangkann
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaat³ muk⁶ soeng¹ hon¹, gwaat³ muk⁶ soeng¹ hon³
  - Yale: gwaat muhk sēung hōn, gwaat muhk sēung hon
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaat⁸ muk⁹ soeng¹ hon¹, gwaat⁸ muk⁹ soeng¹ hon³
  - Guangdong Romanization: guad³ mug⁶ sêng¹ hon¹, guad³ mug⁶ sêng¹ hon³
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑːt̚³ mʊk̚² sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːn⁵⁵/, /kʷɑːt̚³ mʊk̚² sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːn³³/

Idiom

刮目相看

to be astonished by someone's progress
to treat someone with renewed respect

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