來龍去脈

See also: 来龙去脉

Chinese


trad. (來龍去脈)		來龍	去脈
simp. (来龙去脉)		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.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): láilóngqùmài, láilóngqùmò

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ, ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): loi⁴ lung⁴ heoi³ mak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: láilóngqùmài
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lailongchiwmay
  - IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: láilóngqùmò
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lailongchiwmoh
  - IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: loi⁴ lung⁴ heoi³ mak⁶
  - Yale: lòih lùhng heui mahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁴ lung⁴ hoey³ mak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: loi⁴ lung⁴ hêu³ meg⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːy̯²¹ lʊŋ²¹ hɵy̯³³ mɐk̚²/

Idiom

來龍去脈

(figuratively) origin and development; the entire process; sequence of events; ins and outs

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