惟妙惟肖 wéi miào wéi xiào

to be remarkably true to life; to imitate to perfection

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 38766th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be remarkably true to life
  2. 2. to imitate to perfection

Characters

Character Meaning
惟 wéi
only; -ism
妙 miào HSK 5
wonderful; clever; variant of 妙miào
惟 wéi
only; -ism
肖 xiào HSK 6
to resemble; to be like; similar