鼓盆之戚

gǔ pén zhī qī

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 鼓盆之戚

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 盆 盆 pén: basin
• 鼓 鼓 gǔ: drum
• 戚 戚 qī: relatives; kin
• 鼓盆 鼓盆 gǔ pén: lit. to drum on a bowl