shì​bié​sān​rì​guā​mù​xiāng​dài

to treat with new respect after an absence

  1. scholar
    (bound form) scholar; intellectual; member of the educated class in ancient China, as in the phrase 士农工商 shì​nóng​gōng​shāng
  2. to leave
    To part; to leave; to bid farewell.
  3. sān numeral
    three
    the number three; 3
  4. measure word
    [measure word]
    [measure word] day
  5. guā
    non-Chinese
  6. to treat with new respect
    To look at someone or something with a fresh perspective; typically used when someone has made such significant progress that they can no longer be judged by their old standards.