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言下之意

Mandarin · pinyin yán xià zhī yì

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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think

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2–4–1–4 · yan2 xia4 zhi1 yi4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

jin4 haa6 zi1 ji3

Cantonese word readings for 言下之意. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

jin4 haa6 zi1 ji3

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

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(idiomatic) synonym of 言外之意 (yánwàizhīyì, “unsaid meaning of one's words; unspoken implication”)