向隅而泣

xiàngyúérqì
(idiom) to weep in solitude

CEDICT

面对牆角孤独的哭泣。语出汉．刘向《说苑．卷五．贵德》：「今有满堂饮酒者，有一人独索然向隅而泣，则一堂之人皆不乐矣。」后泛称孤独绝望的哭泣。也作「向隅独泣」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

向隅而泣 xiàngyú'érqì

Entry Composition

1 向隅 xiàngyú
  1. (lit.) to face the corner
  2. (fig.) to miss out on sth
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
3 泣 qì to sob