- 一隅 yīyú a cornera corner; a small or remote area; an isolated place
- 负隅顽抗 fùyúwánkàng to put up a stubborn resistance(idiom) to put up a fierce resistance despite being in a desperate situation or cornered; originally describing a tiger backing against a hill to fight off its pursuers
- 向隅 xiàngyú to face the cornerto face a corner of a room; to be alone and dejected
- 四隅 sìyú four cornersthe four corners of a space or structure
- 海隅 hǎiyú coastal areaa remote area along the coast or a coastal region
- 向隅而泣 xiàngyú'érqì to weep in solitude(idiom) to weep alone in a corner; to cry from a sense of extreme isolation or despair
- 负隅 fùyú to resist from a strongholdto rely on a strategic position or a mountain corner to put up a stubborn defense
- 一隅之地 yīyúzhīdì a small plot of landa very small or remote area; a small plot of land
- 一隅之见 yīyúzhījiàn limited viewa very narrow or limited view; a one-sided and biased opinion
- 苟安一隅 gǒu'ānyīyú to seek peace in one cornerTo be content with temporary peace and safety in a small or isolated area, especially while the rest of the country is in danger; to settle for a small territory instead of resisting invaders.
- 一隅三反 yīyúsānfǎn to draw broad inferencesTo be able to infer many things from a single instance; same as [[举一反三|舉一反三|ju3 yi1 fan3 san1]]
- 东隅 dōngyú the east(literary) the east; eastern side; the place where the sun rises
- 举隅法 jǔyúfǎ synecdochea figure of speech where a part is used to represent the whole or vice versa
- 侷促一隅 júcùyīyú cramped in a corner(variant form) limited to a small space; confined to a narrow area
- 向隅独泣 xiàngyúdúqì weeping in a cornerto weep alone in a corner; to grieve in solitude or be left out in the cold
- 失之东隅,收之桑榆 shīzhīdōngyúshōuzhīsāngyú to lose at sunrise but gain at sunsetTo compensate later for an earlier loss; to lose in one area but gain in another.
- 局促一隅 júcùyīyú cramped in a corner(idiom) limited to a small space; confined to a narrow area; also written as [[侷促一隅|侷促一隅|ju2 cu4 yi1 yu2]]
- 廉隅 liányú scrupulous; uprightness(literary) uprightness of character; honesty and scrupulosity
- 方隅 fāngyú boundaries(literary) boundaries or borders; a specific region or part of a territory
- 隅中 yúzhōng approaching noonthe time approaching noontime, specifically from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
- 隅反 yúfǎn to infer by analogyTo assess, understand, or visualize something by inference; to use analogy or reasoning to understand a whole from a part. Based on the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]] concept of 'lifting one corner and not being able to infer the other three'
- 隅坐 yúzuò to sit in a cornerto sit humbly to one side or in a corner
- 隅谷 yúgǔ Yugumythological place where the sun sets
Sources
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH