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骨鯁之臣

简骨鲠之臣 · 繁骨鯁之臣

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ gěng zhī chén

lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

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骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
鯁: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
臣: chén · minister, statesman, official; Kangxi radical 131
鲠: gěng · fish bones; honest, upright

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3–3–1–2 · gu3 geng3 zhi1 chen2

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gwat1 gang2 zi1 san4

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