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弦外之音

xiánwàizhīyīn

overtone (music) / (fig.) connotation / implied meaning

Character Breakdown

弦
xián
bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse
HSK 6
外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
音
yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
HSK 3

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
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