Traduction :
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife
Origine :
《庄子·至乐》:“庄子妻死,惠子吊之,庄子则方箕踞鼓盆而歌。”
Exemple :
家綦贫,又有~。(清·蒲松龄《聊斋志异·小谢》)
Annotation :
鼓盆之戚1
1. gǔpénzhīqī :
[EN] drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊 子 |庄 子 [Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife