刮目相看

Traditional form:

刮目相看

Pinyin (reading):

guāmùxiāngkàn

Definitions:

• to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
• to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)

Characters:

• 刮 - to shave; to scrape; to blow
• 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 看 - to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize

Traditional characters:

• 刮 - to shave; to scrape; to blow
• 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 看 - to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize