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鼓盆之戚

gǔ pén zhī qī

Definitions

  1. 1. drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ] grieving for his lost wife)
  2. 2. fig. grief for a lost wife

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Child Words of 鼓盆之戚

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

盆
pén

basin

鼓
gǔ

drum

戚
qī

relatives; kin

鼓盆
gǔ pén

lit. to drum on a bowl