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鼓盆之戚 (gu2 pun4 zi1 cik1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

鼓盆之戚 (gu2 pun4 zi1 cik1, gǔ pén zhī qī) — drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 鼓勵 (gu2 lai6) — encouragement
• 鼓埋泡腮 (gu2 maai4 paau1 soi1) — one feeling upset and frustrated (slang)
• 鼓槌 (gu2 ceoi4) — a drumstick
• 鼓氣袋 (gu2 hei3 doi6) — one who is bloating with anger (spoken)
• 鼓皮 (gu2 pei4) — a drum skin; a drumhead
• 鼓譟 (gu2 cou3) — frustrated

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