弦外之意 xián wài zhī yì

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 弦外之音[xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1]

CHARACTERS

弦 xián
HSK 6
string; hypotenuse, crescent
外 wài
HSK 2
out, outside, external; foreign
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
意 yì
HSK 2
thought, idea, opinion; think