不了了之 [－－－－]

Jyutping bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1
Pinyin bù liǎo liǎo zhī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
  2. to end up with nothing definite
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    冇​咗​聲氣​；​指​之前​講​過​嘅​野​過​咗​一段​時間​之​後​冇​做到​同埋​冇​再​提起
    to not complete or finish something and is not mentioned again
    • 佢提過話想寫一本書，但係最後都不了了之。
      佢提过话想写一本书，但系最后都不了了之。
      keoi5 tai4 gwo3 waa6 soeng2 se2 jat1 bun2 syu1, daan6 hai6 zeoi3 hau6 dou1 bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1.
      He mentioned he wanted to write a book, but ended up not completing it; he never mentioned it since.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to leave something unresolved
    (syn.) 無下落, 无下落
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #285
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋之间嘅笔战最后不了了之。
    佢哋之間嘅筆戰最後不了了之。
    keoi5 dei6 zi1 gaan1 ge3 bat1 zin3 zeoi3 hau6 bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1.
    • Their writing debate ended up being left unsettled.
  2. Cantonese
    佢提过话想写一本书，但系最后都不了了之。
    佢提過話想寫一本書，但係最後都不了了之。
    keoi5 tai4 gwo3 waa6 soeng2 se2 jat1 bun2 syu1, daan6 hai6 zeoi3 hau6 dou1 bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1.
    • He mentioned he wanted to write a book, but ended up not completing it; he never mentioned it since.
  3. Cantonese
    公司欠薪欠咗好耐，而家个老细仲要走埋佬，肯定搞到不了了之。
    公司欠薪欠咗好耐，而家個老細仲要走埋佬，肯定搞到不了了之。
    • The company hasn't been handing out any wage for a long time, now that the owner has fled the country, there may not be any settlement at all.