言外之意 in English yan2 wai4 zhi1 yi4 Meaning

Meanings

• unspoken implication (idiomatic expression)
• the actual meaning of what was said

Pinyin

yan2 wai4 zhi1 yi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

言yan2words 外wai4outside 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 意yi4Italy