画外音 (huàwàiyīn): voice-over

Meanings

Zhè bù jìlùpiàn shǐyòng le dàliàng de huàwàiyīn lái jiěshuō.

This documentary used extensive voice-over narration to explain.

Diànyǐng kāitóu de huàwàiyīn fēicháng yǒu gǎnrǎnlì.

The voice-over at the beginning of the film was very moving.

memory

画外 means 'outside the picture/frame' and 音 means 'sound' — so 画外音 is literally 'sound from outside the frame,' which is exactly what a voice-over is.

画 huà

外 wài

音 yīn