hows and whys

hows and whys

The first and last reason is an idiom, pronounced sh ǐ m ò Yu á NY ó u, which means "the course and cause of things", also known as "the first and last reason".

interpretation

The whole story: the whole story. Cause: the cause. What happened and why. It is also called "the beginning and the end".

source

In Yuan Dynasty, Ma Zhiyuan's Qingshan tears, the fourth fold: "you should not deceive Yin, but tell us the whole story in detail."

Examples

The ninth chapter of Chen Lang's snow moon plum in Qing Dynasty: "where does this daughter-in-law dare to hide, she has to tell the whole story straight."