局 促 一 隅

jú cù yī yúdictionary entry

to be cramped in a corner (idiom)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

局促一隅局促一隅 [ju2 cu4 yi1 yu2] /to be cramped in a corner (idiom)/

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Character information

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局
jú
narrow / office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc / cramped / narrow
促
cù
(bound form) of short duration / hasty / rapid / (bound form) to hasten / to hurry / to urge / (literary) close by / pressed against
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
隅
yú
corner

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