remarkably true to life
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é IMI à ow é IXI à o, which means to describe or imitate very skillfully and vividly. From Zhao ziyue.
The origin of Idioms
Laoshe's "Zhao ziyue" fourteenth: "so from the gongs and drums to describe every move of the ancients are vivid."
Idiom usage
As adverbial, attributive; with "lifelike". She imitates Chiang Kai Shek's tone and look vividly, and contrasts with her beautiful and light posture, which makes the whole room burst into laughter again. Chapter 11 of song of youth by Yang Mo
remarkably true to life
never go to the temple for nothing - wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn
to rank as a masterpiece throughout the ages - qiān gǔ jué chàng
There is no division between the two - xuān zhì bù fēn