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Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「另眼相待」 today with this free Chinese resource.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「另眼相待」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Look at it in another light. It means to treat someone differently. It also means that people who are not valued are valued.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lìng yǎn xiàng dài

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ling6 ngaan5 seung2 doi6

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