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骨鲠

gǔ gěng

2-character word Traditional 骨鯁

What 骨鲠 means

1. fish bone
2. bone stuck in the throat
3. sth one feels obliged to speak out about
4. candid speaker

The characters in 骨鲠

• 骨gǔbone
• 鲠gěngto choke on a piece of food

Words starting with 骨鲠

• 骨鲠之臣gǔ gěng zhī chénlit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
• 骨鲠在喉gǔ gěng zài hóufish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly…