gǔ gěng zhī chén
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
骨
gǔ
bone
鲠
gěng
to choke on a piece of food
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
臣
chén
state official or subject in dynastic China
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