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Meaning of 弦外之音

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
xián wài zhī yīn
overtone (music); (fig.) connotation; implied meaning
Example Sentences
1
He heard the note of warning in her statement;
2
I resent your implication that my work is unsatisfactory.
3
I don't want to be anything wishy-washy, except for the overtones of that.
4
It also sounds like the subtext is that she's not asking for the man's help at that moment.
5
He heard the note of warning in her statement; she was protecting herturf.