如鲠在喉如鯁在喉

rú gěng zài hóu

Meaning

lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure

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如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing女口鲠gěngfish bones; honest, upright鱼更在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense才土喉hóuthroat, larynx, gullet; guttural口侯