言げん外がいの意い味み

expression, noun

subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines

Refers to the meaning that is not stated directly but is understood from context, tone, or implication. Often used when discussing what someone really means beyond their literal words.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばの言げん外がいの意い味みを読よみ取とるのは難むずかしかった。

  It was difficult to read the subtext of his words.

• その発はつ言げんには言げん外がいの意い味みが含ふくまれているように感かんじた。

  I felt that the remark carried an implicit meaning.