Long in suspense
It's a long-standing Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is Ji ǔ Xu á Nb ù Ju é, which means it's been delayed for a long time. It comes from chapter 159 of the popular romance of the Republic of China by Cai Dongfan.
The origin of Idioms
In the 159th chapter of the popular romance of the Republic of China by Cai Dongfan: "recently, Cao Kun and Wu Peifu joined forces in the southeast, so the long-standing jinfulang case was decided to be established."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: unsettled degree of common use: remote emotional color: derogatory idiom structure: more formal time of birth: Modern English Translation: long unsettled & lt; still standing & gt;
Idiom usage
This is a long-standing problem
Long in suspense
breaking an oath almost before it is made - kǒu xuè wèi gān
Ten days a water, five days a stone - shí rì yī shuǐ,wǔ rì yī shí
a goose utters its cry wherever it flies - yàn guò liú shēng