字里行间 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• between the words and the lines ; implied meaning
• connotations

Character by character

• 字zìcharacter, letter, symbol, word
• 里lǐunit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 行hángto go, to walk, to move; professional
• 间jiānbetween, among; midpoint; space, place, locality

Idioms sharing a character

• 一字一泪 yī zì yī lèi
• 一字不差 yī zì bù chà
• 一字不提 yī zì bù tí
• 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn
• 一字褒贬 yī zì bāo biǎn
• 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì
• 天文数字 tiān wén shù zì
• 字字珠玉 zì zì zhū yù
• 字字珠玑 zì zì zhū jī
• 字正腔圆 zì zhèng qiāng yuán

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