言外之意

Chinese

		that which is unsaid; implicit meaning	's; him/her/it; this	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
trad. (言外之意)		言外	之	意
simp. #(言外之意)		言外	之	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánwàizhīyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄓ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ ngoi⁶ zi¹ ji³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): giân-gōa-chi-ì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánwàizhīyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄓ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánwàijhihyì
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-wai⁴-chih¹-i⁴
    • Yale: yán-wài-jr̄-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanwayjyyih
    • Palladius: яньвайчжии (janʹvajčžii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ ngoi⁶ zi¹ ji³
    • Yale: yìhn ngoih jī yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ ngoi⁶ dzi¹ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ ngoi⁶ ji¹ yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ ŋɔːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jiː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giân-gōa-chi-ì
    • Tâi-lô: giân-guā-tsi-ì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gien'goaxci'ix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡua²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡua⁴¹⁻²² t͡si³³ i⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiɛn¹³⁻²² ɡua²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ i¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ ɡua³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ i²¹/

Idiom

言外之意

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

Synonyms

• 弦外之音 (xiánwàizhīyīn)