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鼓盆
gǔpén
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 Breakdown

鼓
gǔ
drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
HSK 4 13 丶
盆
pén
basin, bowl, pot, tub
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (1)

鼓盆之戚
gǔpénzhīqī
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]] grieving for his lost wife)

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Chinese