Yī rén xiàngyú, mǎn zuò bù lè.

一人向隅, 滿坐/座不樂。

Lit [When] one person faces the corner [of the room], everyone [else] sitting [at the table] is unhappy.

Fig One unhappy person makes everyone (else) feel unhappy.

Note [Cf. Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn, chap. 2; note: xiàngyú, (lit) “facing the corner,” is a literary expression meaning “disappointed; feel(ing) left out.”]

Topics DEPRESSION Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn FEELINGS GROUPS HAPPINESS SADNESS xiàngyú