yán xià zhī yì
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Chinese dictionary
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  • slimplication

    • nǐ yán xià zhī yì shì shuō wǒ lǎn duò

      言下之意懒惰

      Are you suggesting I'm lazy?

    • zhè yī fǎ lìng jìn zhǐ yǒu zǔ zhī de kàng yì yán xià zhī yì jiù shì jìn zhǐ rèn hé xíng shì de fǎn duì huó dòng

      法令禁止组织抗议言下之意就是禁止任何形式反对活动

      The law bans organized protests and, by implication, any form of opposition.

Word usage

  • Note
    "言下之意" is different from the degree indicated by "言外之意". Although "言下之意" also means that there is no explicit statement, the meaning of "there is already in the words" is more obvious.