局促一隅 — Chinese idiom
局促一隅
jú cù yī yú
Meaning
- to be cramped in a corner
Character by character
- 局júbureau, office; circumstance, game, situation
- 促cùto urge, to rush, to hurry; hasty; near, close
- 一yīone; a, an; alone
- 隅yúcorner, cranny, niche
Idioms sharing a character
- 顾全大局 gù quán dà jú
- 促膝谈心 cù xī tán xīn
- 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
- 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé
- 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
- 一干二净 yī gān èr jìng
- 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo
- 一事无成 yī shì wú chéng
- 一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí
- 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
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