yan2
wai4
zhi1
yi4
  1. unspoken implication (idiom)
  2. the actual meaning of what was said

Characters

  • 言 (言): words; speech; to say; to talk
  • 外 (外): outside; in addition; foreign; external
  • 之 (之): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
  • 意 (意): Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

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