antecedents and consequences;cause and effect; the entire process ? 又有一副對(duì)聯(lián)，大書云：過去未來，莫謂智賢能打破；～，須知親近不相逢。(《紅樓夢(mèng)》1481) Another couplet on the two sides read: Even sages cannot change the past and future; |Causes and effects tear the closest kin apart. ? 昔非今是，一切休論；后果前因，彼此不爽。(《三國演義》663) Let us not discuss former wrong doings nor present correct actions. Later events are the inevitable result of former causes.
前因后果
cause and effect; the entire process
前因后果qián yīn hòu ɡuǒ
起因和結(jié)果。比喻事情的全過程。cause and effect, the entire process, antecedents and consequences