来龙去脉

lái lóng qù mài

the whole story; the ins and outs

Character by character

来lái
coming

龙lóng
dragon

去qù
going

脉mài
vein

你先把事情的来龙去脉说清楚。

First tell me the whole story from start to finish.

Tone: neutral.

From feng shui: a mountain range winding like a dragon. Usually 事情的来龙去脉.

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