向隅
向隅 xiàng yú ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊ hoeng3 jyu4
- (lit.) to face the corner
- (fig.) to miss out on sth
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More words with these characters
向
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 偏向 piān xiàng ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ pin1 hoeng3 partial towards sth
- 倾向傾向 qīng xiàng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋ king1 hoeng3 trend
- 内向內向 nèi xiàng ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ noi6 hoeng3 reserved (personality)
- 动向動向 dòng xiàng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ dung6 hoeng3 trend; tendency
- 去向 qù xiàng ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ heoi3 hoeng3 direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
隅
- 察隅 Chá yú ㄔㄚˊ ㄩˊ caat3 jyu4 see 察隅縣|察隅县[Cha2 yu2 Xian4]
- 海隅 hǎi yú ㄏㄞˇ ㄩˊ hoi2 jyu4 coastal area
- 察隅县察隅縣 Chá yú Xiàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ caat3 jyu4 jyun6 Zayu, a county in Nyingchi City 林芝市[Lin2 zhi1 Shi4], Tibet
- 举隅法舉隅法 jǔ yú fǎ ㄐㄩˇ ㄩˊ ㄈㄚˇ geoi2 jyu4 faat3 synecdoche
- 向隅而泣 xiàng yú ér qì ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ hoeng3 jyu4 ji4 jap1 (idiom) to weep in solitude
- 局促一隅 jú cù yī yú ㄐㄩˊ ㄘㄨˋ ㄧ ㄩˊ guk6 cuk1 jat1 jyu4 to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 怒目相向 nù mù xiāng xiàng ㄋㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ nou6 muk6 soeng1 hoeng3 to glower at each other (idiom)
- 女生外向 nǚ shēng wài xiàng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ neoi5 saang1 ngoi6 hoeng3 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
- 所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧ ㄇㄧˇ so2 hoeng3 pei1 mei5 (idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
- 向壁虚构向壁虛構 xiàng bì xū gòu ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 kau3 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 向壁虚造向壁虛造 xiàng bì xū zào ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄠˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 zou6 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 负隅顽抗負隅頑抗 fù yú wán kàng ㄈㄨˋ ㄩˊ ㄨㄢˊ ㄎㄤˋ fu6 jyu4 waan4 kong3 (idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat
- 局促一隅 jú cù yī yú ㄐㄩˊ ㄘㄨˋ ㄧ ㄩˊ guk6 cuk1 jat1 jyu4 to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
- 向隅而泣 xiàng yú ér qì ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ hoeng3 jyu4 ji4 jap1 (idiom) to weep in solitude