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the meaning is implied

意在言外
yì zài yán wài
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech溢于言表yì yú yán biǎo(idiom) unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said言外之意yán wài zhī yìone's words carry an implicit meaning话里有话huà lǐ yǒu huà
Antonyms
overtone (music) · (fig.) connotation · implied meaning弦外之音xián wài zhī yīnone's words carry an implicit meaning话里有话huà lǐ yǒu huàequivocal speech · to use vague or ambiguous language隐约其辞yǐn yuē qí cí