That night, at the inn, the two of them shared a night of love.
Tips
history
From 宋玉's 高唐赋: a king of Chu dreams that the goddess of 巫山 shares his bed, and on leaving she tells him she is the morning clouds and the evening rain on the mountain. Ever since, 云雨 has been a polite literary word for lovemaking.
culture
毛泽东's 1956 line 截断巫山云雨 'cut off the clouds and rain of Mount Wu' takes the words literally, picturing a dam across the Yangtze at the Three Gorges.
