刮目相看

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

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刮
gua̅ = gu + a1
to scrape / to blow / to shave / to plunder / to extort
Add a new mnemonic for 刮 = 刂 + 舌
刮 = 刂 + 舌 : In front of the ashram (a1) a terrible wind is blowing (刮). Gitta Giraffe (gu) can only advance by cutting the wind with a kitchen knife (刂). The wind is so strong that Gitta's tongue (舌) is being pulled out of her mouth and getting longer and longer.
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刮
颳
gua̅ = gu + a1
to blow (of the wind)
Add a new mnemonic for 刮 = 刂 + 舌
Add a new mnemonic for 颳 = 風 + 舌
刮 = 刂 + 舌 : In front of the ashram (a1) a terrible wind is blowing (刮). Gitta Giraffe (gu) can only advance by cutting the wind with a kitchen knife (刂). The wind is so strong that Gitta's tongue (舌) is being pulled out of her mouth and getting longer and longer.
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目
mù = mu + Ø4
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
Add a new mnemonic for 目 = 囗 + 二
目 = 囗 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目).

Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking an enclosure (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4).
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相
xia̅ng = xi + ang1
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
Add a new mnemonic for 相 = 木 + 目
相
xiàng = xi + ang4
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
Add a new mnemonic for 相 = 木 + 目
相 = 木 + 目 : Mnemonic symbol: I take "eye" and "tree" as resembling an ent, an alive tree. Xi Shi (xi) portrays (相) an ent (相) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). Unfortunately she's really bad at painting, and her portrait resembles more a Christmas tree (木). The Eye of Providence (目) enters and, just from the shape of the Christmas Tree, instantly recognizes its own portrait (相).
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相
看
to look at one another / to take a good look at / to look upon
看
ka̅n = k + an1
to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard
Add a new mnemonic for 看 = 手 + 目
看
kàn = k + an4
to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (an illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after verb) to give it a try / Watch out! (for a danger)
Add a new mnemonic for 看 = 手 + 目
看 = 手 + 目 : Karl Marx wants to use anthill's bathroom, but when the Eye of Providence is watching he's not able to, so he uses a big baseball glove to get some privacy.
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