blunt
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鲠 is a 15 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as gěng in the third tone.
In traditional Chinese the character 鯁 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 鲠
Definitions for 鲠 pronounced as gěng
- blunt
- fish bones
- unyielding
Vocabulary
The most common words for 鲠 — see all
- lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)
- fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
- fish bone
- bone stuck in the throat
- sth one feels obliged to speak out about
- candid speaker
- lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism