話中有話

简 话中有话 · 繁 話中有話
Mandarin · pinyin huà zhōng yǒu huà

Meanings

  1. one's words carry an implicit meaning
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話
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
中
zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
话
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
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Mandarin tones

4–1–3–4 · hua4 zhong1 you3 hua4

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waa6 zung1 jau5 waa6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) there are unspoken implications in one's words

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