remarkably like the true

remarkably like the true

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é IMI à ow é IXI à o, which means describing or imitating very lifelike and vivid. From reading Liaozhai zashuo.

Idiom explanation

To describe or imitate very vividly.

The origin of Idioms

Feng zhenluan's "reading Liaozhai zashuo" in Qing Dynasty: "the description is vivid, just like the words in shuijingzhu."

Idiom usage

In Qian Zhongshu's Fortress Besieged, Gao Songnian jumps up straight, and his expression of false surprise is perfect