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骨鯁

简骨鲠 · 繁骨鯁

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ gěng

fish bone
bone stuck in the throat
sth one feels obliged to speak out about
candid speaker

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骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
鯁: Look up this written character
鲠: gěng · fish bones; honest, upright

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3–3 · gu3 geng3

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gwat1 gang2

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noun

(literary) fishbone

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