來龍去脈
See also: 来龙去脉
Chinese
trad. (來龍去脈) 來龍 去脈 simp. (来龙去脉) 来龙 去脉
Etymology
In fengshui terminology, 龍脈/龙脉 (lóngmài) refers to a stretch of rolling hills, the start and end points of which are termed 來龍/来龙 and 去脈/去脉, respectively.
Pronunciation
Idiom
來龍去脈
- (figuratively) origin and development; the entire process; sequence of events; ins and outs