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弦外之響

简弦外之响 · 繁弦外之響

Mandarin · pinyin xián wài zhī xiǎng

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弦: xián · string; hypotenuse, crescent
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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响: xiǎng · make sound, make noise; sound

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2–4–1–3 · xian2 wai4 zhi1 xiang3

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jin4 ngoi6 zi1 hoeng2

Cantonese word readings for 弦外之響. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

jin4 ngoi6 zi1 hoeng2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.