Usage of the character 鲠
gěng
鲠
[骾]
- to choke on a piece of food
gěng
鲠
[鯁]
- to choke on a piece of food
- (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat
gǔgěng
骨鲠
[骨鯁]
- fish bone
- bone stuck in the throat
- sth one feels obliged to speak out about
- candid speaker
gěnghóu
鲠喉
[鯁喉]
- to choke on a piece of food etc
gěngzhí
鲠直
[鯁直]
- variant of 耿直 (gěngzhí)
rúgěngzàihóu
如鲠在喉
[如鯁在喉]
- lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)
- fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
gǔgěngzhīchén
骨鲠之臣
[骨鯁之臣]
- lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
gǔgěngzàihóu
骨鲠在喉
[骨鯁在喉]
- fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly
- sth on one's mind