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言外之意

yán wài zhī yì

Definitions

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

Child Words of 言外之意

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 外 外 wài: outside
• 意 意 yì: idea
• 言 言 yán: words