Lingaku- drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 庄子【Zhuāng zǐ】 grieving for his lost wife)
- fig. grief for a lost wife
Generated: This idiom refers to the act of expressing sorrow, especially in relation to mourning a lost wife. It alludes to a specific story and conveys deep emotional loss.
He grieved for his deceased wife, drumming on a bowl in sorrow.
Generated: This meaning captures the broader significance of mourning a wife, emphasizing the emotional turmoil and sorrow experienced in such a loss.
His life was filled with grief for his lost wife after her passing.