鼓 盆

gǔ péndictionary entry

lit. to drum on a bowl / 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 鼓盆 [gu3 pen2] /lit. to drum on a bowl/refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife/fig. grief for a lost wife/

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