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鲠
gěng
fish bones; honest, upright
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鱼 (fish) provides meaning, 更 provides pronunciation
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Words Using 鲠 (5)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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鲠
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gěng
blunt / fish bones / unyielding
gěng
鲠
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blunt / fish bones / unyielding
如鲠在喉
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rúgěngzàihóu
lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
rúgěngzàihóu
如鲠在喉
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lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
骨鲠
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gǔgěng
fish bone / bone stuck in the throat / sth one feels obliged to speak out about / candid speaker
gǔgěng
骨鲠
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fish bone / bone stuck in the throat / sth one feels obliged to speak out about / candid speaker
骨鲠之臣
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gǔgěngzhīchén
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
gǔgěngzhīchén
骨鲠之臣
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lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
骨鲠在喉
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gǔgěngzàihóu
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly / sth on one's mind
gǔgěngzàihóu
骨鲠在喉
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fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly / sth on one's mind