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Open the tool →始末根由 (shǐ mò gēn yóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the full ins and outs of a matter, including its origins and causes”.
始末根由 is pronounced shǐ mò gēn yóu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 始末根由 means “beginning, end, root, and cause”. It is used to mean “the full ins and outs of a matter, including its origins and causes”.
始末:事情从头到尾的经过。事情的经过和原因