bàotòngxīhé
to mourn the death of a son
抱痛西河 bàotòngxīhé
- to mourn the death of a son
- Literary idiom referring to the deep grief of losing a son. The phrase references Zi Xia, a disciple of Confucius, who was said to have cried until he became blind after the death of his son while at Xihe.
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- 子夏 zǐxià