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如鯁在喉

简 如鲠在喉 · 繁 如鯁在喉
Mandarin · pinyin rú gěng zài hóu

Meanings

  1. lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)
  2. fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
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如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
鯁
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在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
喉
hóu · throat, gullet, larynx; guttural
鲠
gěng · fish bones; honest, upright
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2–3–4–2 · ru2 geng3 zai4 hou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu4 gang2 zoi6 hau4

Cantonese word readings for 如鯁在喉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jyu4 gang2 zoi6 hau4

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如鯁在喉 · ru2 geng3 zai4 hou2
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Exact source record如鯁在喉 如鲠在喉 [ru2 geng3 zai4 hou2] /lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)/fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure/