來龍去脈
láilóngqùmài
ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ
Simplified 来龙去脉
- 1(lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- 2(fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
Example
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。
suīrán wǒ zhǐshì zài wǎngshàng kàn le jǐ zé xīnwén dàn yě dàgài zhīdàole zhěng jiàn shì de láilóngqùmài
I'm only reading the scraps on news on the Internet, but, well, I get the general picture.