Tā yìzhí bèi dàjiā kànbiǎn, zhōngyú yòng chéngjì zhèngmíng le zìjǐ.
He'd been looked down on by everyone, and finally proved himself through his results.
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扁 literally means 'flat'. 看扁 = 'to see someone as flat / two-dimensional', i.e. as less substantial than they are. Common in the challenge 你别看扁我 ('Don't underestimate me').
