<书>to stand alone facing the corner

• 向隅而泣

  weep alone in a corner

• 他们终于成了向隅而泣的可怜虫。

  In the end they became poor wretches left to grieve in the cold.

• 一人向隅，举座不欢。

  If one person is left to face the corner alone no one will be happy.