Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

刮目相看

guāmùxiāngkàn

ㄍㄨㄚ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄎㄢˋ

  1. 1to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
  2. 2to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
Example

我對你刮目相看了。

wǒ duì nǐ guāmùxiāngkàn le

I'm seeing you in a new light.

Keep 刮目相看 and it comes back until you know it.

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