鼓盆 in English gu3 pen2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to drum on a bowl
  • refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife
  • metaphorically grief for a lost wife

Simplified Characters

鼓 盆

Traditional Characters

鼓 盆

Pinyin

gu3 pen2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鼓gu3old variant of 鼓[gu3] 盆pen2basin