the whole story

the whole story

Yuan Yuanben, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Yu á NYU á Nb ěě n, originally refers to the exploration of the root cause of things; later refers to the detailed description of all the causes and the whole process of things. From Xidu Fu.

Idiom explanation

Yuan Yuan: To explore the original; Ben Ben: to seek the fundamental.

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu's Ode to Xidu in Han Dynasty: "the original is to see and hear."

Idiom usage

As an object or adverbial, it refers to the process of things.

Examples

He made a thorough statement of the matter.