惟妙惟肖

wéimiào-wéixiào
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

HSK 5
Zhè fú huà bǎ rénwù huà de wéimiào-wéixiào.
This painting depicts the figures with masterful lifelikeness.
HSK 6
Tā mófǎng lǎoshī de yǔqì wéimiào-wéixiào, quánbān dōu xiào le.
He imitated the teacher's tone so perfectly that the whole class laughed.

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