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弦外遗音

弦外遗音 — “The unspoken implication or hidden meaning in words”

弦外遗音 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the unspoken implication or hidden meaning in words”. A subtle hint or suggestion beyond the literal sense. Literally, “Sound lingering beyond the strings”.

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弦外遗音 Pronunciation and Pinyin

弦外遗音 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弦
xián8bowstring, string, hypotenuse
外
wài5outside, foreign, unofficial
遗
yí12to leave behind or lose
音
yīn9sound, news, information

Example Sentence with 弦外遗音

他话里有弦外遗音,似乎在暗示我们应该自己解决这个问题。
His words carried an unspoken implication, seemingly hinting that we should resolve this issue ourselves.

Idioms Related to 弦外遗音

Synonyms of 弦外遗音

  • xián弦wài外zhī之yīn音implied meaning beyond the words
  • xián弦wài外yǒu有yīn音have a hidden meaning
  • yán言wài外zhī之yì意implied meaning beyond words

More idioms starting with 弦

  • xián弦wài外zhī之xiǎng响unstated implication
  • xián弦wài外zhī之yì意implied meaning beyond the words
  • xián弦wú无xū虚fā发every shot hits its target
  • xián弦gē歌bù不jué绝continuous teaching and learning
  • xián弦gē歌zhī之shēng声sound of teaching and learning
  • xián弦gē歌zhī之yīn音sound of scholarly pursuits
  • xián弦ér而gǔ鼓zhī之string and play a musical instrument

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Questions about 弦外遗音

What does 弦外遗音 mean?

弦外遗音 (xián wài yí yīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the unspoken implication or hidden meaning in words”.

How do you pronounce 弦外遗音?

弦外遗音 is pronounced xián wài yí yīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 弦外遗音 literally mean?

Literally, 弦外遗音 means “Sound lingering beyond the strings”. It is used to mean “the unspoken implication or hidden meaning in words”.

What is the Chinese definition of 弦外遗音?

弦:乐器上用以发音的丝线、铜丝或钢丝。言外之意。比喻话语中另有间接透露、没有明说的意思

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