created sense approved 鼓盆 · gǔpén · to mourn a wife's death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
鼓盆
gǔpén
to mourn a wife's death
Literally meaning to drum on a bowl; used as an idiom to express grief for a lost wife. The phrase originates from the Daoist philosopher [[庄子|莊子|zhuang1 zi3]], who was found singing and drumming on a basin after his wife died, viewing death as a natural transition.
鼓 (literal) → 鼓 · gǔ · to beat 盆 (literal) → 盆 · pén · basin
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