刮目相看

Chinese

		to change one's opinions completely	to look at each other; to regard; to look upon to look at each other; to regard; to look upon; to consider; to treat
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)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guāmùxiāngkàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄎㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guamùsiangkàn
  - Wade–Giles: kua¹-mu⁴-hsiang¹-kʻan⁴
  - Yale: gwā-mù-syāng-kàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guamuhshiangkann
  - Palladius: гуамусянкань (guamusjankanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - 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
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːt̚³ mʊk̚² sœːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːn⁵⁵/, /kʷaːt̚³ 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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