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be implicit; more is meant than meets the ear; the meaning is implied

yì zài yán wài

意 在 言 外

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slbe implicit; more is meant than meets the ear; the meaning is implied
- gǔ rén zuò shī kàn zhòng yì zài yán wài
  古人作诗，看重意在言外。
  Poets of ancient times made a point of implying their meaning rather than making it explicit.
synonym
yán wài zhī yì言外之意 xián wài zhī yīn弦外之音 xián wài zhī yì弦外之意 xián wài yǒu yīn弦外有音
antonym
zhí shū jǐ jiàn直抒己见

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