始末

shǐmò
  1. whole story
  2. the ins and outs

CEDICT

  1. (literary) from the beginning to the end
  2. beginning and end
  3. from the beginning to the end

Wiktionary

  1. 自始至终。
  2. 事情从开始到结束的经过情形。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 始 shǐ
  1. to begin
  2. to start
  3. then
  4. only then
2 末 mò
  1. tip
  2. end
  3. final stage
  4. latter part
  5. inessential detail
  6. powder
  7. dust
  8. opera role of old man