弦外之音
xián​wài​zhī​yīn

implication

  • created sense approved 弦外之音 · xián​wài​zhī​yīn · implication

    弦外之音

    xián​wài​zhī​yīn

    implication

    a hidden or underlying meaning conveyed indirectly; connotation

    他那番话里显然有弦外之音，你听出来了吗？

    idiom

    created sense

  • created sense approved 弦外之音 · xián​wài​zhī​yīn · overtone

    弦外之音

    xián​wài​zhī​yīn

    overtone

    the additional tones produced by a musical instrument beyond the fundamental note

    演奏者拨动琴弦，空气中回荡着清澈的弦外之音。

    expression

    created sense