弦外之音

Chinese

		bow string; string of mus. instr.	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	's; him/her/it; this	sound; noise; news
trad. (弦外之音/絃外之音)		弦/絃	外	之	音
simp. (弦外之音)		弦	外	之	音
Literally: “notes outside of the string”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiánwàizhīyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄓ ㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ ngoi⁶ zi¹ jam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiánwàizhīyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄓ ㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siánwàijhihyin
    • Wade–Giles: hsien²-wai⁴-chih¹-yin¹
    • Yale: syán-wài-jr̄-yīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanwayjyin
    • Palladius: сяньвайчжиинь (sjanʹvajčžiinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ ngoi⁶ zi¹ jam¹
    • Yale: yìhn ngoih jī yām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ ngoi⁶ dzi¹ jam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ ngoi⁶ ji¹ yem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

弦外之音

1. unsaid meaning of one's words; unspoken implication

Synonyms

• 言外之意 (yánwàizhīyì)