鲠

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

Strokes
15
Pinyin
gěng

Parts

Words with 鲠

  1. 骨鲠gǔ gěng · gugengfish bone; bone stuck in the throat; sth one feels obliged to speak out about
  2. 鲠喉gěng hóu · genghouto choke on a piece of food etc
  3. 如鲠在喉rú gěng zài hóu · rugengzaihoulit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
  4. 骨鲠之臣gǔ gěng zhī chén · gugengzhichenlit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
  5. 骨鲠在喉gǔ gěng zài hóu · gugengzaihoufish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; sth on one's mind

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences