潛臺詞

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Chinese

hidden; latent; secret
hidden; latent; secret; to hide; to conceal; to submerge
 
lines
trad. (潛臺詞/潛台詞) 臺詞/台詞
simp. (潜台词) 台词

Pronunciation


Noun

潛臺詞

  1. (opera) unspoken lines in a play (left for the audience to understand)
  2. (figurative) subtext; connotation; undertone

Synonyms

  • (subtext):