lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
trad. 骨鯁之臣
Also written 骨鯁之臣【gǔ gěng zhī chén】
Characters in this word
4骨
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used in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4], used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5], used in 骨朵[gu1 duo5]
- Pinyin
- gū
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 11981 of 2500
鲠
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to choke on a piece of food
- Pinyin
- gěng
- Traditional
- 骾
- Strokes
- 15
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
臣
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surname Chen
- Pinyin
- Chén
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 14769 of 2500