骨鲠在喉骨鯁在喉

gǔ gěng zài hóu

Meaning

fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; sth on one's mind

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骨gǔbone; skeleton; frame, framework冎⺼鲠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