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 classifier: 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

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)