cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
一件事嘅起因同結果，實質指件事由頭到尾嘅完整經過 a complete account of an event, literally "causes and consequences"
呢宗謀殺案嘅前因後果被拍成電影。
呢宗谋杀案嘅前因后果被拍成电影。
ni1 zung1 mau4 saat3 on3 ge3 cin4 jat1 hau6 gwo2 bei6 paak3 sing4 din6 jing2. The whole course of this murder case was turned into a film.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
the entire sequence of events (including its cause and outcome)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
（沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
我们要详细的分析一下意外发生的前因后果。
我們要詳細的分析一下意外發生的前因後果。
wǒ men yào xiáng xì de fēn xī yī xià yì wài fā shēng de qián yīn hòu guǒ 。
We have to make a close analysis of the accident.
We need to study the cause and effect of the accident closely.
Mandarin
我们要详细地分析一下意外发生的前因后果。
我們要詳細地分析一下意外發生的前因後果。
wǒ men yào xiáng xì dì fēn xī yī xià yì wài fā shēng de qián yīn hòu guǒ 。