"來龍去脈" meaning in Chinese

See 來龍去脈 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

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]
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]
    Sense id: en-來龍去脈-zh-phrase-2LvoVguO Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations

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