鼓盆之戚
gǔ pén zhī qī
Pinyin
Definition
鼓盆之戚
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- drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife)
- fig. grief for a lost wife
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一年之计在于春
- 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
- 2 early planning is the key to success
一技之长
- 1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
- 2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
- 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)