如鲠在喉

Traditional form:

如鯁在喉

Pinyin (reading):

rúgěngzàihóu

Definitions:

• lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)
• fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure

Characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 鲠 - fish bones; honest, upright
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 喉 - throat, larynx, gullet; guttural

Traditional characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 喉 - throat, larynx, gullet; guttural