来龙去脉
Traditional form:
來龍去脈
Pinyin (reading):
láilóngqùmài
Definitions:
- lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
Characters:
- 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
- 龙 - dragon; symbol of the emperor
- 去 - to go away, to leave, to depart
- 脉 - a pulse; arteries, veins; blood vessels
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