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刮目相待

guā mù xiāng dàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 刮目相看[guā mù xiāng kàn]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7114e53d7c285309. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

刮目相待 刮目相待 [gua1 mu4 xiang1 dai4] /see 刮目相看[gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 刮
    guā

    to scrape / to blow / to shave / to plunder / to extort / to blow (of the wind)

  • 目
    mù

    eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mù shù]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title

  • 相
    xiāng

    each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])

    xiàng

    appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

    Xiāng

    surname Xiang

  • 待
    dāi

    to stay / to remain

    dài

    to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.