来龙去脉 (lái lóng qù mài) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects”.
Meanings
- 1lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- 2fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
Characters in 来龙去脉
Related words
来to come去to go起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state回来to return; to come back出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)过来to come over过来see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]过去(in the) past; former; previous过去(verb suffix)下来to come down