Nooks and crannies
(1) [corner;nook]
〈方〉:corner. (2) [out-of-the-way place]: narrow, out-of-the-way, hidden, leaning place The child from the mountain nooks and crannies (3) Also: back nooks and crannies Detailed Explanation (1). Dialect. Corner. Sons and Daughters Heroic Tales, Part 2.7: "Unbutton and loosen the skirt and change into it in the nooks and crannies of the kang." Wei Wei, The East, Part 4, Chapter 5: "If you don't use me and put me in the nooks and crannies of the walls, I won't complain." 袁静 《 伏虎 记》 第 17 回:"Xu Qingshan ...... was so angry that he stopped talking again and squatted in the nooks and crannies of the wall to smoke a stifling cigarette." (2). Dialect. Refers to a narrow and remote place. Li Jieren, The Dance of the Devil, Chapter 2.9: "He wanted me to go with him, good guy! He still wants to pester me, why would I go to that nook and cranny?" (3). Dialect. Place; premises. Dong Junlun 江源《 聊斋 汊子》:"He wanted to choose a white-faced scholar with a blessed appearance ...... He had talked about all the nooks and crannies. Old man Wang just couldn't find a suitable one." Dong Junlun 江源 《聊斋汊子》 :"Fuelwood was piled up in every nook and cranny of the field."
Word Breakdown
Inhabitant Explanation Inhabitant ā [旮旯], a. Corner, such as "Wall Inhabitant," "Door Inhabitant"; b. Inhabitant of remote places, such as "Mountain Inhabitant," "Back Inhabitant" and "Back Inhabitant". ""、"nook"、"nook"、"nook"。 Part Head: 日; Explanation of ?????????????. Part head: day.