弦外之音

wǒ dǒng tā de xián wài zhī yīn

我懂他的弦外之音。

I'm quite aware of the overtones of what he was saying.

tā jiù tīng bù chū zhè huà de xián wài zhī yīn

她就听不出这话的弦外之音。

She can't comprehend the implication of the remarks.

nǐ yào néng dú chū tā de xián wài zhī yīn

你要能读出他的弦外之音。

You must be able to read between the lines of his words.

xián wài zhī yīn hěn míng xiǎn

弦外之音很明显。

The implication was obvious.