骨鲠之臣 in English gu3 geng3 zhi1 chen2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) fish bone of a minister (idiomatic expression); metaphorically person one can rely on for candid criticism

Simplified Characters

骨 鲠 之 臣

Traditional Characters

骨 鯁 之 臣

Pinyin

gu3 geng3 zhi1 chen2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

骨gu3bone 鲠geng3to choke on a piece of food 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 臣chen2surname Chen