来龙去脉 / 來龍去脈

lái​lóng​qù​mài

mountain veins

The rise and fall of terrain or mountain ranges in feng shui, tracing the origin and flow of geological energy

lái​lóng​qù​mò

来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · dragon 去 (literal) → 去 · qù · to go 脉 (literal) → 脉/脈 · mài · vein

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM

来龙去脉 / 來龍去脈

lái​lóng​qù​mài

origin and development

The whole sequence of events or the cause and effect of a situation; context

lái​lóng​qù​mò

来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · dragon 去 (literal) → 去 · qù · to go 脉 (literal) → 脉/脈 · mài · lineage

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM