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。比喻孤獨失望、落寞寡歡。《文選．潘岳．笙賦》：「眾滿堂而飲酒，獨向隅以掩淚。」《聊齋志異．卷四．促織》：「夫妻向隅，茅舍無煙，相對嘿然，不復聊賴。」後亦比喻錯過良機而失望。如：「欲購從速，以免向隅。」

重編國語辭典

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
向隅獨泣 xiàngyúdúqì