话里有话 (huà lǐ yǒu huà) | Meaning: one's words carry an implicit meaning | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

one's words carry an implicit meaning话中有话huà zhōng yǒu huà

to make a pun · to have a double meaning · double entendre一语双关yī yǔ shuāng guān

lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree · fig. to scold sb indirectly · to make oblique accusations (idiom)指桑骂槐zhǐ sāng mà huái

the meaning is implied意在言外yì zài yán wài

some deeper meaning in this · more to it than meets the eye · there's sth behind all this大有文章dà yǒu wén zhāng

one's words carry an implicit meaning