如鯁在喉 rú gěng zài hóu

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)
  2. fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure

CHARACTERS

如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
鯁 gěng fish bones; honest, upright
在 zài
HSK 1
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
喉 hóu
HSK 6
throat, gullet, larynx; guttural