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Gua Mu Xiang Kan

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The Chinese idiom or cheng yu is always difficult for foreigners to know when to use them. There are

thousands of Cheng yus. A chengyu is a four letter saying normally referring to a story. There are so many

I have just picked a couple of common ones to talk about. In English we have just as many but we don’t

seem to make such an issue out of it. Gua Mu Xiang Kan is a very common cheng yu. It means to see

things in a different light or to treat someone with increased respect. Literally it means to wipe your eyes

and look again. I found the trick for memorizing a change yu is to memorize a whole sentence that it is

used in. Here are a couple to add to you vocabulary.

1.Guo nei xiaofei shi chang de huli lingren guamuxiangkan

The domestic consumer market’s vitality makes people see it in a new light

The expression refers to a story about a general that came from a poor family who did not have any education.

The King suggested that he read books on war practices. He answered saying he had no time. The King

reprimanded him and said, you say you have less time than I, I still find time to read. Time went by and the

governor of the province had a meeting with the uneducated general. The governor didn’t like the uneducated

to general. Trying to humiliate the general he started to speak about some of the principle treaties on war.

The governor was quite surprised to find the un educated General was extremely well versed on these books

or Gua Mu xiang Kan. The General followed the King’s advice and educated himself. Consequently he gained

the respect of his superiors.