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潛臺詞 (cim4 toi4 ci4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

潛臺詞 (cim4 toi4 ci4, qián tái cí) — unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer; subtext; (fig.) implicit assertion

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 潛水 (cim4 seoi2) — to disappear; abscond (Cantonese)
• 潛 (cim4) — hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive; to not turn …
• 潛伏 (cim4 fuk6) — to hide; to cover up; to conceal
• 潛伏期 (cim4 fuk6 kei4) — incubation period (of disease)
• 潛入 (cim4 jap6) — to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into
• 潛力 (cim4 lik6) — potential; latent capacity

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