Word data

HSK Not in HSK

FREQUENCY Unknown

骨鲠之臣 gǔ gěng zhī chén

lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

HSK	Not in HSK
Frequency	Unknown

1. lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

Character	Meaning
骨 gǔ HSK 5	bone
鲠 gěng	to choke on a piece of food
之 zhī HSK 4	(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
臣 chén HSK 6	surname Chen; state official or subject in dynastic China