骨鲠在喉

Traditional: 骨鯁在喉

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Dictionary entry

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

What does 骨鲠在喉 mean?

骨鲠在喉 (gǔ gěng zài hóu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly

2sth on one's mind

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骨gūused in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4] · used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]鲠gěngto choke on a piece of food 在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 喉hóuthroat · larynx

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