created sense approved 鼓盆之戚 · gǔpénzhīqī · widower's grief
鼓盆之戚
gǔpénzhīqī
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
他中年不幸遭受鼓盆之戚，此後便一直獨身。