We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「來龍去脈」, with its explanation below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「來龍去脈」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Originally refers to the trend and direction of mountains. Now it is used to illustrate the cause and effect of an event.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lái lóng qù mài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
loi4 lung4 heui3 mak6
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