來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài

DEFINITIONS

  1. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. (fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. causes and effects

CHARACTERS

來 lái come, coming; return, returning
龍 lóng dragon; symbolic of emperor
去 qù
HSK 1
go away, leave, depart
脈 mài blood vessels, veins, arteries