来龙去脉

láilóngqùmài

origin and development; the entire process

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cause and effect; context

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cause and effect; context

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lai2 long2 qu4 mai4

lit. mountain has a connecting pulse throughout like a dragon (idiom, from fengshui); sequence of events, pedigree, cause and effects, the whys and wherefores, where sth comes from and where it goes, ins and outs

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来龙去脉

lái lóng qù mài

sequence of events (actions); cause and effect; origin and development; the ins and outs; the way(s) and wherefore(s) (of sth.); the entire process; the way it comes and the way it leaves; the whence and whither:

我不知道这件事的来龙去脉。 I don't know the ins and outs of the matter.

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來龍去脈|来龙去脉 [lái lóng qù mài] ► lit. mountain has a connecting pulse throughout like a dragon (idiom, from fengshui); sequence of events ► pedigree ► cause and effects ► the whys and wherefores ► where sth comes from and where it goes ► ins and outs