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絃外之音
  jin4 ngoi6 zi1 jam1   jyutping
  xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1   pinyin
overtones, implied meaning, obscure or unexpressed meaning
[Syn.] 言外之意

Idiom
noun

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
絃外之音 / 弦外之音

This word has been viewed 1279 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 12th Nov 2008 09:11 and last edited on 27th Feb 2012 04:05
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Characters in this word:

 jin4  -  string (on a musical instrument)
 ngoi6  -  outside; foreign; additional; unofficial
 zi1  -  's; of; it; this; go to; to
 jam1  -  sound; voice; noise; tone
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