骨鲠在喉

Traditional form:

骨鯁在喉

Pinyin (reading):

gǔgěngzàihóu

Definitions:

• fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly
• sth on one's mind

Characters:

• 骨 - bone; skeleton; frame, framework
• 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:

• 骨 - bone; skeleton; frame, framework
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 喉 - throat, larynx, gullet; guttural