骨鲠之臣骨鯁之臣

gǔ gěng zhī chén

Meaning

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

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骨gǔbone; skeleton; frame, framework冎⺼鲠gěngfish bones; honest, upright鱼更之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to丶臣chénminister, statesman, official, vassal匚丨丨