鼓 盆 之 戚

gǔ pén zhī qīdictionary entry

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

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Original source entry:

鼓盆之戚 鼓盆之戚 [gu3 pen2 zhi1 qi1] /drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife)/fig. grief for a lost wife/

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Character information

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鼓
gǔ
drum / CL:通[tòng],面[miàn] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell
盆
pén
basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dǒu] and 8 升[shēng], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[gè]
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
戚
qī
grief / sorrow / (bound form) relatives / kin / (bound form) grief / sorrow / (old) battle-axe
Qī
surname Qi

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