Sweat and cloud

Sweat and cloud

This is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m è iy ú NH à NY à, which means to describe the number of pedestrians. From Yanzi Chunqiu zaxiajiu.

The origin of Idioms

In Yanzi Chunqiu zaxiajiu, written by Yan Ying in Chunqiu, Qi and Chunqiu, it is said that "Zhang Mei becomes Yin, sweating into rain."

Idiom usage

To describe the number of pedestrians. Example: when the young ladies arrived, they were almost sweating. Wang Tao's song bin Suo Hua Hua Hua Chuan Ji Yan in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, Su Qin, a lobbyist, went to the state of Qi to persuade King Xuan of Qi to unite with him to fight against Qin. He said: "there are 70000 families in Linzi. Each family can produce three men to serve as soldiers. The place is very rich. There are many people in the street. They hold up their sleeves like a tent, and each one waves a sweat. It's like rain. Do they have such strength to yield to the state of Qin?"