骨gwat1鯁gang2之zi1臣san4

simp骨鲠之臣

gwat1 gang2 zi1 san4gǔ gěng zhī chén

骨gwat1bone
鯁gang2fish bones
之zi1marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase
臣san4minister, statesman, official

English

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

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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