鼓盆之戚

gu2 pun4 zi1 cik1

drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]{zong1 zi2} grieving for his lost wife) · fig. grief for a lost wife

Meanings

  1. drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]{zong1 zi2} grieving for his lost wife)
  2. fig. grief for a lost wife

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