Definition
不了了之 (bù liǎo liǎo zhī) literally means 'not finish, finish it' — a paradoxical expression meaning to let a matter end by never properly resolving it, so it just fizzles out. It's a set phrase used for situations that are left hanging without a clear conclusion.
phrase
to leave a matter unresolvedto let something fizzle out without conclusion
Examples
- ，。Zhè jiàn shì bù néng bù liǎo liǎo zhī, bìxū yǒu ge míngquè de jiélùn.This matter cannot be left unresolved; there must be a clear conclusion.
- ，不了了之。Tāmen tǎolùn le bàntiān, zuìhòu què bù liǎo liǎo zhī le.They discussed for a long time, but in the end it just fizzled out.
- 不了了之，。Hěnduō wèntí rúguǒ zǒng shì bù liǎo liǎo zhī, chízǎo huì chū dà máfan.If many problems are always left unresolved, sooner or later big trouble will arise.
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