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鼓盆之戚
gǔ​pén​zhī​qī

widower's grief

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鼓盆之戚 gǔ​pén​zhī​qī
widower's grief
grief or sorrow resulting from the death of one's wife, alluding to the story of Zhuangzi drumming on a basin after his wife passed away

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