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向隅而泣

Mandarin · pinyin xiàng yú ér qì

(idiom) to weep in solitude

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向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend
隅: yú · corner, nook, remote place
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
泣: qì · cry, sob, weep

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4–2–2–4 · xiang4 yu2 er2 qi4

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(idiomatic) to weep alone in a corner; to be left out in the cold

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