來龍去脈 [来龙－脉]

Jyutping loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6
Pinyin lái lóng qù mài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. (fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. causes and effects
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    事態​由頭​到​尾​嘅​情​節​發​展​；​一件​事​嘅​脈​絡
    origin and development; the whole story from beginning to end
    • 你快啲將呢件事嘅來龍去脈講俾我聽啦！
      你快啲将呢件事嘅来龙去脉讲俾我听啦！
      nei5 faai3 di1 zoeng1 ni1 gin6 si6 ge3 loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 gong2 bei2 ngo5 teng1 laa1!
      Please tell me the whole story from beginning to end in no time!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    origin and development; the entire process; sequence of events; ins and outs
    (syn.) 頭底來尾底去, 头底来尾底去
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2508
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    虽然我只是在网上看了几则新闻，但也大概知道了整件事的来龙去脉。
    雖然我只是在網上看了幾則新聞，但也大概知道了整件事的來龍去脈。
    suī rán wǒ zhǐ shì zài wǎng shàng kàn le jǐ zé xīn wén ， dàn yě dà gài zhī dào le zhěng jiàn shì de lái lóng qù mài 。
    • I'm only reading the scraps on news on the Internet, but, well, I get the general picture.
  2. Mandarin
    我想知道他的计划的来龙去脉。
    我想知道他的計劃的來龍去脈。
    wǒ xiǎng zhī dào tā de jì huà de lái lóng qù mài 。
    • I want to know how he planned this.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    虽然我净系喺网上睇咗几篇新闻，但系都大概知道咗成件事嘅来龙去脉。
    雖然我淨係喺網上睇咗幾篇新聞，但係都大概知道咗成件事嘅來龍去脈。
    seoi1 jin4 ngo5 zeng6 hai6 hai2 mong5 soeng6 tai2 zo2 gei2 pin1 san1 man4 ， daan6 hai6 dou1 daai6 koi3 zi1 dou6 zo2 sing4 gin6 si6 ge3 loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 。
    • I'm only reading the scraps on news on the Internet, but, well, I get the general picture.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你快啲将呢件事嘅来龙去脉讲俾我听啦！
    你快啲將呢件事嘅來龍去脈講俾我聽啦！
    nei5 faai3 di1 zoeng1 ni1 gin6 si6 ge3 loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 gong2 bei2 ngo5 teng1 laa1!
    • Please tell me the whole story from beginning to end in no time!
  2. Cantonese
    我唔知成件事嘅来龙去脉，唔敢随便论断。
    我唔知成件事嘅來龍去脈，唔敢隨便論斷。
    ngo5 m4 zi1 seng4 gin6 si6 ge3 loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6, m4 gam2 ceoi4 bin2 leon6 tyun5.
    • Not understanding the development of the incident, I won't judge causally.