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to choke on a piece of food
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to choke on a piece of food / (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat
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How to pronounce 鲠

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)ng3 final

In the engine’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鲠 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= yu + Ø2
surname Yu
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= yu + Ø2
fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]
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gēng = g + (e)ng1
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
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gèng = g + (e)ng4
more / even more / further / still / still more
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Characters with 鲠 as component

鲠 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 鲠

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

Sentences with 鲠

鲠 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gěng

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