骨鲠之臣
gǔ​gěng​zhī​chén

outspoken minister

  • created reference approved 骨鲠之臣/骨鯁之臣 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骨鲠之臣 / 骨鯁之臣 gǔ​gěng​zhī​chén

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 骨鲠之臣/骨鯁之臣 · gǔ​gěng​zhī​chén · outspoken minister — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骨鲠之臣 / 骨鯁之臣

    gǔ​gěng​zhī​chén

    outspoken minister

    (idiom) a person who can be relied on for candid criticism; an outspoken official who gives honest but often unpleasant advice to their superiors

    骨鲠 (literal) → 骨鲠/骨鯁 · gǔ​gěng · upright 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 臣 (literal) → 臣 · chén · subject

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense