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Character Decomposition
鲠=鱼+更
Etymology
fish
Meanings
to choke on a piece of food
to choke on a piece of food
(literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat
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Idioms with 鲠 8 total
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly · sth on one's mind骨鲠在喉gǔ gěng zài hóulit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism骨鲠之臣gǔ gěng zhī chénlit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) · fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure如鲠在喉rú gěng zài hóu