so skillfully imitated as to be indistinguishable from the original
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é IMI à ow é IXI à o, which means to describe or imitate very vividly. It comes from the preface and postscript of strange tales of Liaozhai, reading Liaozhai zashuo.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: lifelike antonym: tiger like dog
The origin of Idioms
Pu Songling's preface and postscript to strange tales of Liaozhai in the Qing Dynasty: "the description is vivid, just like the words in shuijingzhu."
Idiom usage
This is a vivid description of aunt Zhao's nagging and dragon bell. "Lao Zhang's philosophy" and "Zhao ziyue" by Zhu Ziqing
so skillfully imitated as to be indistinguishable from the original
benevolence extends even to the dead - zé jí kū gǔ
where the needle goes , the thread follows - jià gǒu suí gǒu