语出《庄子·至乐》:庄子丧妻,朋友来吊,只见他正撒腿坐地,敲着瓦盆而歌。后以“鼓盆之戚”指丧妻。-----------------国语辞典:庄子的妻子过世,惠子前往吊唁,见庄子敲击瓦盆而歌之。典出《庄子.至乐》。后比喻妻死。明.朱权《荆钗记.第四三出》:「他鼓盆已久,未有夫人,央我去说亲。」英语 lit. to drum on a bowl, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife, fig. grief for a lost wife
谓丧妻之痛。 -----------------国语辞典:比喻丧妻之痛。《聊斋志异.卷六.小谢》:「家綦贫,又有鼓盆之戚,茆屋数椽,溽暑不堪其热。」英语 drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife), fig. grief for a lost wife