| 骨鲠之臣 |
gǔ gěng zhī chén |
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism |
| 骨 |
gū |
used in 骨碌碌 / used in 骨碌 / used in 骨朵 |
| 骨 |
gǔ |
bone |
| 骨鲠 |
gǔ gěng |
fish bone / bone stuck in the throat / sth one feels obliged to speak out about / candid speaker |
| 鲠 |
gěng |
to choke on a piece of food |
| 鲠 |
gěng |
to choke on a piece of food / (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 臣 |
Chén |
surname Chen |
| 臣 |
chén |
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131 |