向隅而泣

xiàngyúérqì
(idiom) to weep in solitude

CEDICT

面對牆角孤獨的哭泣。語出漢．劉向《說苑．卷五．貴德》：「今有滿堂飲酒者，有一人獨索然向隅而泣，則一堂之人皆不樂矣。」後泛稱孤獨絕望的哭泣。也作「向隅獨泣」。

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