来龙去脉 — “The whole story of how something happened”
来龙去脉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the whole story of how something happened”. The origin and development; the ins and outs.
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来龙去脉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
来龙去脉 Character Breakdown
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小明仔细地向老师解释了事情的来龙去脉，老师听后明白了事情的原委
Xiao Ming carefully explained the whole story of the incident to the teacher, who then understood the cause and effect.
Idioms Related to 来龙去脉
Synonyms of 来龙去脉
More idioms starting with 来
- lái来shì世bù不kě可dài待don't wait for the future
- lái来zhī之bù不yì易not easily come by
- lái来shì势xiōng汹xiōng汹bearing down menacingly
- lái来lì历bù不míng明of unknown or dubious origin
- lái来qù去fēn分míng明transparent in financial dealings
- lái来qù去cōng匆cōng匆come and go in a hurry
- lái来qù去wú无zōng踪come and go without a trace
- lái来huí回lái来qù去back and forth repeatedly
- lái来yīn因qù去guǒ果the whole story
- lái来chù处bù不yì易hard-earned and not easily acquired
- lái来hǎo好xī息shī师make peace and stop war
- lái来qíng情qù去yì意the full details and reasons
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What does 来龙去脉 mean?
来龙去脉 (lái lóng qù mài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the whole story of how something happened”.
How do you pronounce 来龙去脉?
来龙去脉 is pronounced lái lóng qù mài in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 来龙去脉?
本指山脉的走势和去向。现比喻一件事的前因后果。