向隅而泣

向隅而泣

Chinese

		direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to	corner	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to sob
simp. and trad. (向隅而泣)		向	隅	而	泣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngyú'érqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiàngyú'érqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqyuerlchih
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngyú'ércì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

Idiom

向隅而泣

1. to weep alone in a corner; to be left out in the cold

   • 誰不懂得這個歷史特點，誰就不能指導這個革命和進行這個革命到勝利，誰就會被人民拋棄，變為向隅而泣的可憐蟲。 [MSC, trad.]
     谁不懂得这个历史特点，谁就不能指导这个革命和进行这个革命到胜利，谁就会被人民抛弃，变为向隅而泣的可怜虫。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Shuí bù dǒngde zhège lìshǐ tèdiǎn, shuí jiù bùnéng zhǐdǎo zhège gémìng hé jìnxíng zhège gémìng dào shènglì, shuí jiù huì bèi rénmín pāoqì, biànwéi xiàngyú'érqì de kěliánchóng. [Pinyin]

     Whoever fails to understand such historical characteristics will not be able to direct the revolution and lead it to victory, but will be cast aside by the people and left to grieve out in the cold.

Synonyms

• 向隅獨泣／向隅独泣 (xiàngyúdúqì)