| 鼓盆之戚 |
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 |
gǔ |
old variant of 鼓 |
| 鼓 |
gǔ |
drum / CL:通,面 / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell |
| 鼓盆 |
gǔ pén |
lit. to drum on a bowl / refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife / fig. grief for a lost wife |
| 盆 |
pén |
basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters / CL:个 |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 戚 |
qī |
variant of 戚 / grief / sorrow |
| 戚 |
qī |
variant of 戚 |
| 戚 |
Qī |
surname Qi |
| 戚 |
qī |
(bound form) relatives; kin / (bound form) grief; sorrow / (old) battle-axe |