an affair that was fermented long ago
Dense clouds do not rain, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ì y ú Nb ù y ǔ, meaning that the sky is dark clouds do not rain. It means that things are brewing and haven't happened yet. From Zhouyi Xiaozhu.
The origin of Idioms
Yi Xiaozhu: "dense clouds without rain, self western suburbs."
Analysis of Idioms
No rain in Miyun
Idiom usage
It means that things are in the process of brewing. It means that things are still in the past. It means that things have not been done in the West. (Yichuan Yi Chuan Yi, complete works of two Cheng)
an affair that was fermented long ago
individual thinking is as varied as individual looks - rén xīn rú miàn
the domestic animals are all thriving - liù chù xīng wàng
Dangerous words are harsh to the ear - wēi yán nì ěr