犄角旮旯

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Chinese

to divide one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts corner; remote or narrow place
trad. (犄角旮旯) 犄角 旮旯
simp. #(犄角旮旯) 犄角 旮旯
alternative forms 犄角旯旮
犄里旮旯
犄里旯旮

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Noun

犄角旮旯

  1. (dialectal, colloquial) every nook and corner; every nook and cranny
    犄角旮旯還是不見 [MSC, trad.]
    犄角旮旯还是不见 [MSC, simp.]
    jījiǎogālá dōu zhǎo biàn le, háishì zhǎo bùjiàn nà běn shū.
    I've searched every nook and corner, but still couldn't find that book.