密云不雨mì yún bù yǔdense clouds but no rain trouble is brewing; gathering clouds before the storm;weep without tears
❍ 可是“五反”运动～，令人莫测高深。(周而复《上海的早晨》Ⅰ—544) But the “Five Antis”campaign was still an unknown quantity,like gathering clouds before the storm. 密云不雨mì yún bù yǔ阴云密布，但并没有下雨。比喻事情正在酝酿之中。trouble is brewing, dense clouds but no rain |