言下之意

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	's; him/her/it; this	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (言下之意)		言	下	之	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánxiàzhīyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ haa⁶ zi¹ ji³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánxiàzhīyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánsiàjhihyì
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-hsia⁴-chih¹-i⁴
    • Yale: yán-syà-jr̄-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanshiahjyyih
    • Palladius: яньсячжии (janʹsjačžii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ haa⁶ zi¹ ji³
    • Yale: yìhn hah jī yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ haa⁶ dzi¹ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ ha⁶ ji¹ yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ haː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jiː³³/

Idiom

言下之意

1. Synonym of 言外之意 (yánwàizhīyì, “unsaid meaning of one's words; unspoken implication”)