鼓盆 gǔpén to mourn a wife's death Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 鼓盆之戚 gǔpénzhīqī grief for a lost wife The sorrow of losing one's wife; based on the story of the philosopher [[庄子|莊子|zhuang1 zi3]] who drummed on a bowl and sang after his wife died to express his view on the cycle of life.
