不了了之 in English bu4 liao3 liao3 zhi1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

不 了 了 之

Traditional Characters

不 了 了 之

Pinyin

bu4 liao3 liao3 zhi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 了le5(completed action marker) 了le5(completed action marker) 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])