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一模一样

yī mú yī yàng

exactly alike

Character by character

一yī
one
模mú
mould
一yī
one
样yàng
appearance

Example

这对双胞胎长得一模一样。
The twins look exactly alike.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

模 is mú here, not mó; extremely common in speech.

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