如鲠在喉 — “To have something weighing on one's mind that one is unable to express”
如鲠在喉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have something weighing on one's mind that one is unable to express”. Causing great discomfort or distress. Literally, “Like a fishbone in one's throat”.
如鲠在喉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 如鲠在喉 mean?
如鲠在喉 (rú gěng zài hóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have something weighing on one's mind that one is unable to express”.
How do you pronounce 如鲠在喉?
如鲠在喉 is pronounced rú gěng zài hóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 如鲠在喉 literally mean?
Literally, 如鲠在喉 means “Like a fishbone in one's throat”. It is used to mean “to have something weighing on one's mind that one is unable to express”.
What is the Chinese definition of 如鲠在喉?
鱼骨头卡在喉咙里。比喻心里有话没有说出来，非常难受。