Chinese Word: 鲠 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鲠 (Trad.: 鯁)

Pinyin: gěng

English Definition: to choke on a piece of food; (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat

Chinese Definition:
①鱼骨：骨鲠在喉，不吐不快。
②鱼骨卡在嗓子里。
③直：骨鲠。鲠直(同“梗直”、“耿直”)。鲠言。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 魚

Pictophonetic:更 indicates the sound; 鱼 (fish) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 鱼 [ yú ] fish
- 更 [ gèng ] more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify

Similar Characters: 鯁

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Example Words

骨鲠在喉	gǔ gěng zài hóu	fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; sth on one's mind
骨鲠	gǔ gěng	fish bone; bone stuck in the throat; sth one feels obliged to speak out about; candid speaker
如鲠在喉	rú gěng zài hóu	lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
鲠直	gěng zhí	variant of 耿直
骨鲠之臣	gǔ gěng zhī chén	lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

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Example Sentences

1		wǒ 我 xǐ 喜 yáo 摇 gěng 鲠 cuì 萃 yóu piào 邮票。 I like collecting stamps.
2		bù yòng shuō 不用说， zuì jìn 最近 jǐ 几 jì 季， tā men 他们 yào 要 duó guàn 夺冠 ér 而 bù néng 不能 de 的 gǎn jué 感觉 yóu rú 犹如 gěng 鲠 cì 刺 zài 在 hóu 喉。 Needless to say, their sense of entitlement has taken a few lumps in recent seasons.
3		chú 除 gěng 鲠 qì 器， shí guǎn 食管 tàn zi 探子 xiān xì 纤细 ér 而 kě 可 wān qū 弯曲 de 的 cháng 长 yuán bàng 圆棒， qí 其 yī duān 一端 yǒu 有 yī 一 xiǎo 小 piàn 片 hǎi mián 海绵 huò 或。 A long, slender, flexible rod having a tuft or sponge at the end, used to remove foreign bodies from or apply medication to the larynx or esophagus.
4		wǒ 我 qí shí 其实 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 yú ròu 鱼肉， dàn 但 rén 人 zǒng shì 总是 zì jǐ 自己 bǎo cān 饱餐 yī dùn 一顿 yǐ hòu 以后， bǎ 把 gěng 鲠 bù 不 xià 下 de 的 shī shě 施舍 gěi 给 māo 猫。 I like fish. But people just tend to give me all the leftovers.
5		yī zhǐ 一只 láng 狼 hóu lóng 喉咙 gěng 鲠 le 了 yī gēn 一根 gǔ tou 骨头， biàn 便 yòng 用 hěn duō 很多 qián 钱 qù 去 gù qǐng 雇请 yī zhǐ 一只 guàn 鹳 què 雀， jiàng 将 tóu 头 shēn jìn 伸进 tā 他 de 的 hóu lóng 喉咙 zhōng 中， bǎ 把 nà 那 kuài 块 gǔ tou 骨头 qǔ 取 chu lai 出来。 Wolf, having a bone stuck in his throat, hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his throat, and draw out the bone.

More Sentences

1		wǒ 我 xǐ 喜 yáo 摇 gěng 鲠 cuì 萃 yóu piào 邮票。 I like collecting stamps.
2		bù yòng shuō 不用说， zuì jìn 最近 jǐ 几 jì 季， tā men 他们 yào 要 duó guàn 夺冠 ér 而 bù néng 不能 de 的 gǎn jué 感觉 yóu rú 犹如 gěng 鲠 cì 刺 zài 在 hóu 喉。 Needless to say, their sense of entitlement has taken a few lumps in recent seasons.
3		chú 除 gěng 鲠 qì 器， shí guǎn 食管 tàn zi 探子 xiān xì 纤细 ér 而 kě 可 wān qū 弯曲 de 的 cháng 长 yuán bàng 圆棒， qí 其 yī duān 一端 yǒu 有 yī 一 xiǎo 小 piàn 片 hǎi mián 海绵 huò 或。 A long, slender, flexible rod having a tuft or sponge at the end, used to remove foreign bodies from or apply medication to the larynx or esophagus.
4		wǒ 我 qí shí 其实 hěn 很 xǐ huan 喜欢 chī 吃 yú ròu 鱼肉， dàn 但 rén 人 zǒng shì 总是 zì jǐ 自己 bǎo cān 饱餐 yī dùn 一顿 yǐ hòu 以后， bǎ 把 gěng 鲠 bù 不 xià 下 de 的 shī shě 施舍 gěi 给 māo 猫。 I like fish. But people just tend to give me all the leftovers.
5		yī zhǐ 一只 láng 狼 hóu lóng 喉咙 gěng 鲠 le 了 yī gēn 一根 gǔ tou 骨头， biàn 便 yòng 用 hěn duō 很多 qián 钱 qù 去 gù qǐng 雇请 yī zhǐ 一只 guàn 鹳 què 雀， jiàng 将 tóu 头 shēn jìn 伸进 tā 他 de 的 hóu lóng 喉咙 zhōng 中， bǎ 把 nà 那 kuài 块 gǔ tou 骨头 qǔ 取 chu lai 出来。 Wolf, having a bone stuck in his throat, hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his throat, and draw out the bone.

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