face a corner; isolated and disappointed
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to face the corner of a room; to be isolated and disappointed from lack of opportunity
literaryLiterary expression often used in the idiom 向隅而泣 (to weep in a corner). Describes someone who is excluded, ignored, or left out while others are enjoying themselves.
Xiàng向
yú隅
ér而
qì泣
。
Weeping alone in a corner.
Tā他
yīn因
bèi被
pái排
chì斥
ér而
xiàng向
yú隅
dú独
zuò坐
，
shén神
qíng情
luò落
mò寞
。
He sat alone facing the corner, looking dejected because he had been excluded.
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Bù不
kě可
lìng令
lái来
zhě者
xiàng向
yú隅
，
yīng应
gěi给
yǔ予
měi每
gè个
rén人
cān参
yù与
de的
jī机
huì会
。
We must not let those who come be left out in the cold; everyone should be given a chance to participate.