so skillfully imitated as to be indistinguishable from the original(wéi miào wéi xiào)

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

Chinese PinYin : wéi miào wéi xiào