绘声绘色
huì shēng huì sè
vivid; lifelike (of telling or describing)
Character by character
绘huì
paint
paint
声shēng
sound
sound
绘huì
paint
paint
色sè
colour
colour
Example
奶奶把年轻时的事讲得绘声绘色，孩子们都听入了迷。
Grandma told the stories of her youth so vividly that the children were spellbound.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
For storytelling, description and acting: 讲得／说得／描述得绘声绘色.
Learn this in Lesson 216 · HSK 9+: 相声：说学逗唱 (Crosstalk: the art of talking funny)
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