鲠
Meaning
gěng geng3
- to choke on a piece of food
gěng geng3
- to choke on a piece of food
- (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat
Words with 鲠
- 骨鲠gǔgěngfish bone
- 鲠喉gěnghóuto choke on a piece of food etc
- 如鲠在喉rúgěngzàihóulit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)
- 骨鲠在喉gǔgěngzàihóufish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly
- 骨鲠之臣gǔgěngzhīchénlit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism