不了了之

bù liǎo liǎo zhī

Dictionary entry

to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled

What does 不了了之 mean?

不了了之 (bù liǎo liǎo zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled

2to end up with nothing definite

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him

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不了了之

bù liǎo liǎo zhī

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