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惟妙惟肖

wéimiàowéixiào
idiom #38,870

Meanings

  1. 1 lifelike and true to the original
  2. 2 remarkably vivid; imitated to perfection
  3. 3 an exact and masterful likeness

Examples

他模仿老师的语气惟妙惟肖，全班都笑了。
Tā mófǎng lǎoshī de yǔqì wéimiàowéixiào, quán bān dōu xiào le.
He imitated the teacher's tone so perfectly that the whole class laughed.
这幅画把人物画得惟妙惟肖。
Zhè fú huà bǎ rénwù huà de wéimiàowéixiào.
This painting depicts the figures with masterful lifelikeness.

Tips

usage
肖 here is read xiào ('to resemble'), not xiāo. The idiom applies to imitations — paintings, impressions, descriptions, performances — not to original creations. Praise for how exactly something matches its model.

Stroke Order

惟 wéi
妙 miào
肖 xiào