鲠 gěng

fish bones; honest, upright

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DEFINITIONS

  • fish bones
  • honest, upright
  • to choke on a piece of food
  • (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat

STROKES

WORDS

如鲠在喉 rú gěng zài hóu lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
骨鲠 gǔ gěng fish bone; bone stuck in the throat; sth one feels obliged to speak out about; candid speaker
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 fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; sth on one's mind
鲠喉 gěng hóu to choke on a piece of food etc
鲠直 gěng zhí variant of 耿直[geng3 zhi2]
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