不了了之
bù liǎo liǎo zhī
to let it drop unresolved
Character by character
不bù
not
not
了liǎo
finished
finished
了liǎo
finish
finish
之zhī
it
it
Example
这件事最后不了了之。
In the end, the matter just fizzled out.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
Read bù liǎo liǎo zhī; for cases or plans quietly dropped without a result.
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