酝酿

Traditional form:

醞釀

Pinyin (reading):

yùnniàng

Definitions:

• (of alcohol) to ferment
• (of a crisis) to be brewing
• to mull over (an issue)
• to hold exploratory discussions

Characters:

• 酝 - liquor, spirits, wine; to ferment
• 酿 - to ferment, to brew

Traditional characters:

• 醞 - liquor, spirits, wine; to ferment
• 釀 - to ferment, to brew