抚棺恸哭 break into loud lamentations with one's hand on the coffin; weep with hand stroking the coffin
抚躬自问 examine one's own conscience; examine the question through self-reflection; hold communion with oneself; i turn from questioning others to self-questioning.; reversing my former position, i now question myself whether i am more to blame.; self-examination
抚今追昔 evoke memories of the past while living in the present; contemplate the present and recall the past with emotion; compare the past with the present; ... comparing nowadays with the past; in coming into contact with the immediate present, one recalls the past.; reflect on the past in the light of the present; recall the past and compare it with the present
A chaste widow ' s main responsibilities consisted of taking care of her parents - in - law and children after the death of her husband 准此,守节寡妇的重责大任即在养亲、抚孤,以使丈夫有后。