弦外之音

xián wài zhī yīn

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Definitions

  1. 1. overtone (music)
  2. 2. (fig.) connotation
  3. 3. implied meaning

Child Words of 弦外之音

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

外
wài

outside

弦
xián

bow string

音
yīn

sound