弦外之音

Chinese

		bow string; string of mus. instr.	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	's; him/her/it; this	sound; noise; news
simp. and trad. (弦外之音)		弦	外	之	音
Literally: “notes outside of the string”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiánwàizhīyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ ngoi⁶ zi¹ jam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiánwàizhīyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanwayjyin
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ ngoi⁶ zi¹ jam¹
  - Yale: yìhn ngoih jī yām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ ngoi⁶ dzi¹ jam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ ngoi⁶ ji¹ yem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ ŋɔːy̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

弦外之音

unsaid meaning of one's words; unspoken implication

Synonyms

言外之意 (yánwàizhīyì)

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