1. noun a nook; a corner
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 角 (CC-CEDICT '隅'; Guoyu '隅' n 2; Kroll 2015 '隅' 1, p. 569; Unihan '隅'; XHZD '隅' 1, p. 916)
  2. noun edge
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '隅' n 5; Kroll 2015 '隅' 2, p. 569; XHZD '隅' 2, p. 916)
  3. noun a cove
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 海隅 (Guoyu '隅' n 1; Kroll 2015 '隅' 1a, p. 569)
  4. adjective very careful
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '隅' 2, p. 569; XHZD '隅' 2, p. 916)
  5. noun a remote area; border region
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '隅' n 4)
  6. noun side
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 边 or 旁 (Guoyu '隅' n 3)

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