鼓盆
gǔ pén
Pinyin

Definition

鼓盆
 - 
gǔ pén
  1. lit. to drum on a bowl
  2. refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife
  3. fig. grief for a lost wife

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

鼓
gǔ
  1. 1 old variant of 鼓[gǔ]
盆
pén
  1. 1 basin
  2. 2 flower pot
  3. 3 unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dǒu] and 8 升[shēng], approx 128 liters
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
盆友
pén yǒu
  1. 1 (Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友[péng yǒu])
聚宝盆
jù bǎo pén
  1. 1 treasure bowl (mythology)
  2. 2 fig. source of wealth
  3. 3 cornucopia
  4. 4 gold mine
鼓励
gǔ lì
  1. 1 to encourage
鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng
  1. 1 to applaud
  2. 2 to clap
鼓浪屿
Gǔ làng yǔ
  1. 1 Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xià mén]
鼓起
gǔ qǐ
  1. 1 to summon one's (courage, faith etc)
  2. 2 to puff up (one's cheeks etc)
  3. 3 to bulge
  4. 4 to swell out
倾盆
qīng pén
  1. 1 a downpour
  2. 2 rain bucketing down
打鼓
dǎ gǔ
  1. 1 to beat a drum
  2. 2 to play a drum
  3. 3 (fig.) to feel nervous
捣鼓
dǎo gu
  1. 1 to fiddle with sth
  2. 2 to trade with sth
浴盆
yù pén
  1. 1 bathtub
火盆
huǒ pén
  1. 1 brazier
  2. 2 fire pan
  3. 3 hibachi
盆地
pén dì
  1. 1 (geography) basin
  2. 2 depression
盆子
pén zi
  1. 1 basin
盆景
pén jǐng
  1. 1 bonsai
  2. 2 landscape in a pot
盆栽
pén zāi
  1. 1 growing plants in pots
  2. 2 Japanese: bonsai
盆花
pén huā
  1. 1 potted flower
脸盆
liǎn pén
  1. 1 washbowl
  2. 2 basin for washing hands and face
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
花盆
huā pén
  1. 1 flower pot

Idioms (16)

偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
旗鼓相当
qí gǔ xiāng dāng
  1. 1 lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
  2. 2 roughly comparable (opponents)
晨钟暮鼓
chén zhōng mù gǔ
  1. 1 lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
暮鼓晨钟
mù gǔ chén zhōng
  1. 1 lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
  2. 2 the passage of time in a disciplined existence
桴鼓相应
fú gǔ xiāng yìng
  1. 1 lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts
  2. 2 closely interrelated
欢欣鼓舞
huān xīn gǔ wǔ
  1. 1 elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
  1. 1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. completely in the dark
听话听声，锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
  1. 1 to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
血盆大口
xuè pén dà kǒu
  1. 1 bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey
  2. 2 fig. greedy exploiter
  3. 3 rapacious aggressor
重整旗鼓
chóng zhěng qí gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
  2. 2 to prepare for new initiatives
  3. 3 to attempt a comeback
金盆洗手
jīn pén xǐ shǒu
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
锣齐鼓不齐
luó qí gǔ bù qí
  1. 1 not well coordinated (idiom)
鼓盆之戚
gǔ pén zhī qī
  1. 1 drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife)
  2. 2 fig. grief for a lost wife

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