fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; sth on one's mind
trad. 骨鯁在喉
Also written 骨鯁在喉【gǔ gěng zài hóu】
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
在
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to exist; to be alive, (of sb or sth) to be (located) at, (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- Pinyin
- zài
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 6 of 2500
喉
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throat, larynx
- Pinyin
- hóu
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 35116 of 2500