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鼓盆之戚
 
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gǔ pén zhī qī
  • drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife)
  • fig. grief for a lost wife

鼓盆之戚 gǔ pén zhī qī

鼓盆之戚
1 比喻丧妻之痛。《聊斋志异.卷六.小谢》:「家綦贫,又有鼓盆之戚,茆屋数椽,溽暑不堪其热。」

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