士别三日，当刮目相待
shì​bié​sān​rì​dāng​guā​mù​xiāng​dài

to see someone in a new light

  • created sense approved 士别三日，当刮目相待/士別三日，當刮目相待 · shì​bié​sān​rì​dāng​guā​mù​xiāng​dài · to see someone in a new light — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    士别三日，当刮目相待 / 士別三日，當刮目相待

    shì​bié​sān​rì​dāng​guā​mù​xiāng​dài

    to see someone in a new light

    even a scholar away for three days should be seen with new eyes; to recognize significant improvement in a person after a short absence

    士 (literal) → 士 · shì · scholar 别 (literal) → 别/別 · bié · to leave 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 日 (literal) → 日 · rì · [measure word] ， (non_chinese) 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · should 刮目相待 (literal) → 刮目相待 · guā​mù​xiāng​dài · to treat with new respect

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