弦外之音

xián wài zhī yīn

Dictionary entry

overtone (music)

What does 弦外之音 mean?

弦外之音 (xián wài zhī yīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1overtone (music)

2(fig.) connotation

3implied meaning

Character breakdown

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弦xiánbow string · string of musical instrument 外wàioutside · in addition 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 音yīnsound · noise

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弦外之音

xián wài zhī yīn

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