士别三日，当刮目相看

[Fred0]

请帮我动刀这个话：士别三日，当刮目相看。

 

对第二词话我找翻译 ：to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth  / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)。第一词话一点儿都不懂。

xie xie。

[edelweis]

This is the type of thing that you can look up on Google or Baidu... Chengyu websites will have an explanation in modern Mandarin if not English.

[Gerxy]

Hi, Fred.

 

This is an ancients saying.

士： a social stratum in ancient China, between senior officials and the common people.

别： absence，not with you.

三日：just means a very short time.

 

So, the whole would be translated as:

 

 After even just three days'absence, a scholar must be regarded with new eyes. 

 

It expresses one(the scholar here) change so much and quickly.

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Nice story about it here:

 

https://es-la.facebook.com/Learning.Wisdom.Everyday/posts/354656954573375?stream_ref=5

 

Literally: "after three days, view a gentleman with new eyes"

 

One day, Lü Su, the new head of the army, went to visit Lü Meng. Originally Lü Su viewed Lü Meng in contempt, thinking that he was a mere military man, but when Lü Meng discussed his five strategies against Guan Yu, defender of Jing Province, Lu Su was surprised. He commented, "I had previously said that you only had skills for war, but today I see you differently, you are both knowledgeable and wise, and no longer the Meng under Wu." Lu Meng chuckled and replied, "For a man of ambition, if you've not met him for three days, you should see him with new eyes, not to mention the fact that we haven't seen each other for a long time!" The two later became close friends.

 

The meaning of this proverb is that people can change, so we should keep that in mind and not judge people solely on old information that may be obsolete.