弦外之音 xián wài zhī yīn

implied meaning; (fig.) connotation; overtone (music)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. implied meaning
  2. 2. (fig.) connotation
  3. 3. overtone (music)

Characters

Character Meaning
弦 xián HSK 6
string of musical instrument; bow string
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
音 yīn HSK 3
sound; tone; noise