弦外之音
Chinese
editbow 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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄓ ㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siánwàijhihyin
- Wade–Giles: hsien2-wai4-chih1-yin1
- Yale: syán-wài-jr̄-yīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanwayjyin
- Palladius: сяньвайчжиинь (sjanʹvajčžiinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin4 ngoi6 zi1 jam1
- Yale: yìhn ngoih jī yām
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin4 ngoi6 dzi1 jam1
- Guangdong Romanization: yin4 ngoi6 ji1 yem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit弦外之音
- unsaid meaning of one's words; unspoken implication
Synonyms
edit- 言外之意 (yánwàizhīyì)