言外之意

yán wài zhī yì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said

What does 言外之意 mean?

言外之意 (yán wài zhī yì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said

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言yánwords · speech 外wàioutside · in addition 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense · (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind

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言外之意

yán wài zhī yì

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