弦外之音
Chinese edit
bow string; string of mus. instr. | outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external |
's; him/her/it; this | sound; noise; news | ||
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trad. (弦外之音/絃外之音) | 弦/絃 | 外 | 之 | 音 | |
simp. (弦外之音) | 弦 | 外 | 之 | 音 | |
Literally: “notes outside of the string”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
弦外之音
- unsaid meaning of one's words; unspoken implication
Synonyms edit
- 言外之意 (yánwàizhīyì)