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弦外之音
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

弦外之音 [xiánwàizhīyīn]
  1. 1. implication

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

弦外之音 [xiánwàizhīyīn]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] overtones; implication
    我懂得他的弦外之音:这事儿总工程师也有责任。
    I'm quite aware of the overtones of what he was saying: the chief engineer should also be held responsible.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

弦外之音 [xiánwàizhīyīn]
  1. 1. 琴弦停止弹拨以后的余音。比喻言外之意。

Examples

我懂得他的弦外之音:这事儿总工程师也有责任。
I'm quite aware of the overtones of what he was saying: the chief engineer should also be held responsible. 弦外之音

Word Decomposition


[xián]
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[wài]
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[zhī]
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[yīn]

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