潛臺詞 [潜台词]

Jyutping cim4 toi4 ci4
Pinyin qián tái cí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer
  2. subtext
  3. (fig.) implicit assertion
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    subtext; connotation; undertone
  2. noun
    unspoken lines in a play (left for the audience to understand)