鲠 gěng

to choke on a piece of food

#5612

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 5612th character
Radical ⿂ (195.7)
Strokes 15
Index # 5968
TRADITIONAL 鯁

Definitions

鲠 gěng
  1. 1. to choke on a piece of food
  2. 2. (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat

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Words containing 鲠

Word Meaning
如鲠在喉 rú gěng zài hóu
fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
骨鲠 gǔ gěng
fish bone; bone stuck in the throat
骨鲠之臣 gǔ gěng zhī chén
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
骨鲠在喉 gǔ gěng zài hóu
feeling stuck and upset; must speak out
鲠喉 gěng hóu
to choke on a piece of food etc
鲠直 gěng zhí
variant of 耿直gěng zhí
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