不了了之

bù liǎo liǎo zhī

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite

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不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一了le, liǎoclear; to finish; particle of completed action乛亅之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to丶