Word: 来龙去脉 (láilóngqùmài) Traditional: 來龍去脈 来龙去脉 dictionary entry láilóngqùmài the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); the whole sequence of events Full dictionary entry for 来龙去脉 Example sentences using 来龙去脉 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 你先听我讲讲来龙去脉，好吗？ Nǐ xiān tīng wǒ jiǎng jiǎng láilóngqùmài, hǎo ma? Will you first let me tell you how it all came about? 我还不清楚这件事的来龙去脉。 Wǒ hái bù qīngchu zhè jiàn shì de láilóngqùmài. I still don't understand the full background of this matter.