[柴达木盆地 / 柴達木盆地, chái dá mù pén dìㄔㄞˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ] Tsaidam or Qaidam basin depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.#61769
[四大盆地, sì dà pén dìㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ] four great basin depressions of China, namely Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地, See Also: 塔里木盆地, 準葛爾盆地, 准葛尔盆地, 柴達木盆地, 柴达木盆地, 四川盆地
[戴盆望天, dài pén wàng tiānㄉㄞˋ ㄆㄣˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ] lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head (成语 saw, from Sima Qian's letter to Ren An 司馬遷|司马迁, 報任少卿書|报任少卿书); it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head; fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered, See Also: 成语, 司馬遷, 司马迁, 報任少卿書, 报任少卿书
[鼓盆之戚 / 鼓盆之慼, gǔ pén zhī qīㄍㄨˇ ㄆㄣˊ ㄓ ㄑㄧ] drumming on a bowl in grief (成语 saw, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife, See Also: 成语, 莊子, 庄子