Zhè bù xiǎoshuō duì rénwù de miáoxiě xǔxǔ-rúshēng.
This novel's portrayal of characters is remarkably lifelike.
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栩栩 is a reduplication conveying vividness and vitality, derived from the 庄子 story of Zhuangzi dreaming of a butterfly. 如生 means 'as if alive'. The idiom describes art or writing so realistic it seems to breathe.
