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鼓盆
 
En
gǔ pén
  • lit. to drum on a bowl
  • refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife
  • fig. grief for a lost wife

鼓盆 gǔ pén

鼓盆
1 庄子的妻子过世,惠子前往吊唁,见庄子敲击瓦盆而歌之。典出《庄子.至乐》。后比喻妻死。明.朱权《荆钗记.第四三出》:「他鼓盆已久,未有夫人,央我去说亲。」

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