弦外之音

xián wài zhī yīn

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 弦外之音

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 外 外 wài: outside
• 弦 弦 xián: bow string
• 音 音 yīn: sound