如鯁在喉 rú gěng zài hóu

fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
鯁 gěng
to choke on a piece of food
在 zài HSK 1
(located) at; (to be) in
喉 hóu HSK 6
throat; larynx