向隅

xiàngyú
  1. (lit.) to face the corner
  2. (fig.) to miss out on sth

CEDICT

  1. (formal) to stand in a corner; to face the corner
  2. (formal, figurative) to be disappointed for lack of opportunity; to feel left out
  3. to be disappointed for lack of opportunity; to feel left out
  4. to stand in a corner; to face the corner

Wiktionary

面向屋室的角落。比喻孤独失望、落寞寡欢。《文选．潘岳．笙赋》：「众满堂而饮酒，独向隅以掩泪。」《聊斋志异．卷四．促织》：「夫妻向隅，茅舍无烟，相对嘿然，不复聊赖。」后亦比喻错过良机而失望。如：「欲购从速，以免向隅。」

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Entry Composition

=1 向 xiàng
  1. towards
  2. to face
  3. to turn towards
  4. direction
  5. to support
  6. to side with
  7. shortly before
  8. formerly
  9. always
  10. all along
  11. (suffix) suitable for ...
  12. oriented to ...
=1 向 xiàng
  1. to tend toward
  2. to guide
  3. variant of 向 xiàng
=1 向 xiàng
  1. variant of 向 xiàng
  2. direction
  3. orientation
  4. to face
  5. to turn toward
  6. to
  7. towards
  8. shortly before
  9. formerly
2 隅 yú corner

Containing this entry

向隅而泣 xiàngyúérqì (idiom) to weep in solitude
向隅而泣 xiàngyú'érqì
向隅独泣 xiàngyúdúqì