"來龍去脈" meaning in All languages combined

See 來龍去脈 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɔːi̯²¹ lʊŋ²¹ hɵy̯³³ mɐk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/, /laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/, /lɔːi̯²¹ lʊŋ²¹ hɵy̯³³ mɐk̚²/ Chinese transliterations: láilóngqùmài [Mandarin, Pinyin], láilóngqùmò [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄛˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], loi⁴ lung⁴ heoi³ mak⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], láilóngqùmài [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], láilóngcyùmài [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lai²-lung²-chʻü⁴-mai⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lái-lúng-chyù-mài [Mandarin, Yale], lailongchiuhmay [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лайлунцюймай [Mandarin, Palladius], lajluncjujmaj [Mandarin, Palladius], láilóngqùmò [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], láilóngcyùmò [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lai²-lung²-chʻü⁴-mo⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lái-lúng-chyù-mwò [Mandarin, Yale], lailongchiuhmoh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лайлунцюймо [Mandarin, Palladius], lajluncjujmo [Mandarin, Palladius], lòih lùhng heui mahk [Cantonese, Yale], loi⁴ lung⁴ hoey³ mak⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], loi⁴ lung⁴ hêu³ meg⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 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. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|龍脈}} 龍脈/龙脉 (lóngmài), {{zh-l|來龍}} 來龍/来龙, {{zh-l|去脈}} 去脈/去脉 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 來龍去脈
  1. (figurative) origin and development; the entire process; sequence of events; ins and outs Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: 頭底來尾底去 [Min-Nan], 头底来尾底去 [Min-Nan]
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      "zh-pron": "lai²-lung²-chʻü⁴-mai⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "lái-lúng-chyù-mài"
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      "zh-pron": "lailongchiuhmay"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "лайлунцюймай"
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      "zh-pron": "lajluncjujmaj"
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      "zh-pron": "lai²-lung²-chʻü⁴-mo⁴"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lái-lúng-chyù-mwò"
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      "zh-pron": "lailongchiuhmoh"
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      "zh-pron": "лайлунцюймо"
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      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "lòih lùhng heui mahk"
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      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ lung⁴ hoey³ mak⁹"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ lung⁴ hêu³ meg⁶"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "lai²-lung²-chʻü⁴-mai⁴"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "лайлунцюймай"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "lòih lùhng heui mahk"
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      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ lung⁴ hoey³ mak⁹"
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      "zh-pron": "loi⁴ lung⁴ hêu³ meg⁶"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/"
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      "word": "頭底來尾底去"
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