言外之意
Traditional form:
言外之意
Pinyin (reading):
yánwàizhīyì
Definitions:
- unspoken implication (idiom)
- the actual meaning of what was said
Characters:
- 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
- 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
- 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
- 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
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