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to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) · to stand out markedly

跃然纸上
yuè rán zhǐ shàng
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life · lively and realistic绘声绘色huì shēng huì sèvivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life · realistic栩栩如生xǔ xǔ rú shēng(of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively生动shēng dònglifelike · true to life · distinctly · clearly逼真bī zhēnexpress the subtlety tactfully and finely曲尽其妙qū jìn qí miàolit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) · fig. on the verge of coming out into the open · (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed · (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed呼之欲出hū zhī yù chū
Antonyms
to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) · to fail utterly in trying to copy something · to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result刻鹄类鹜kè hú lèi wùto try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) · to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it画虎类犬huà hǔ lèi quǎn