向隅

Chinese

		direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to	corner
trad. (向隅)		向	隅
simp. #(向隅)		向	隅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng³ jyu⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiòng-gû / hiàng-gî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngyú
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-yü²
    • Yale: syàng-yú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqyu
    • Palladius: сянъюй (sjanʺjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ y³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng³ jyu⁴
    • Yale: heung yùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng³ jy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng³ yu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ³³ jyː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiòng-gû
    • Tâi-lô: hiòng-gû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiorngguu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiàng-gî
    • Tâi-lô: hiàng-gî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiarnggii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡi¹³/

Verb

向隅

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