粵

刮gwaat3目muk6相soeng1看hon1

gwaat3 muk6 soeng1 hon1guā mù xiāng kàn

English

  1. to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
  2. to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
  3. to treat a person with increased respect; literally: to look at a person with new eyes

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對某個人嘅睇法變好

Examples

  • 我对你刮目相看了。

    I'm seeing you in a new light.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 佢今次嘅表現真係令我刮目相看。

    Her performance impressed me.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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