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来龙去脉

lái lóng qù mài phrase C2

Traditional: 來龍去脈

  1. (lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
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他记下的不只是风景,还有山的高低走向、河流的来龙去脉、岩石的颜色和质地,甚至每天走了多少里路。
徐霞客:用双脚丈量山河的人, p. 1 · C2

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