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Chinese dictionary
remarkably true to life; absolutely lifelike
这幅画把儿童活泼的神态画得惟妙惟肖。
This picture catches the innocent vivacity of children.
他把动物的叫声模仿得惟妙惟肖。
He imitated the animal's cry perfectly.
那部小说中的人物形象描绘得惟妙惟肖。
The characters in that novel were very vividly depicted.
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- Note1."惟妙惟肖" is often used with words such as imitation, performance, depiction, etc.; 2."肖" cannot be pronounced as "xiāo" in "惟妙惟肖".