了了 [－－]

Jyutping liu5 liu5
Pinyin liǎo liǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to realize clearly
  2. to settle a matter
  3. to get it over with
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to know clearly
  2. adj, Min-Nan
    all
  3. adj, literary
    intelligent; clever
    (syn.) 聪明, 聰慧, 聪颖, 精靈, 敏慧, 明慧, 機警, 机灵, 聰敏, 精齐, 靈, 机警, 調皮, 聰明, 颖异, 機敏, 精齊, 调皮, 性靈, 聰穎, 英明, 明智, 睿智, 灵, 穎異, 精濟, 機靈, 精济, 伶俐, 精灵, 性灵, 机智, 機智, 聪慧, 聪敏, 机敏
  4. adv, Min-Nan
    exhausted; completely used up
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这个永远完不了了。
    這個永遠完不了了。
    zhè ge yǒng yuǎn wán bù le le 。
    • This is never going to end.
    • It's taking forever.
  2. Mandarin
    我再也受不了了！
    我再也受不了了！
    wǒ zài yě shòu bù liǎo le ！
    • I can't stand it anymore.
  3. Mandarin
    苹果买不了了！
    蘋果買不了了！
    píng guǒ mǎi bù le le ！
    • You can't buy apples any more!
    • Apples have sold-out!
  4. Mandarin
    因为他再也受不了了，所以他撒腿就跑了。
    因為他再也受不了了，所以他撒腿就跑了。
    yīn wèi tā zài yě shòu bù liǎo le ， suǒ yǐ tā sā tuǐ jiù pǎo le 。
    • As he couldn't take it any more, he took to his heels.
  5. Mandarin
    虽然她知道那家公司不但对当地官员行贿而且也给她的家人带了了极大的麻烦，可她还是应聘了那家公司的一份工作。
    雖然她知道那家公司不但對當地官員行賄而且也給她的家人帶了了極大的麻煩，可她還是應聘了那家公司的一份工作。
    suī rán tā zhī dào nà jiā gōng sī bù dàn duì dāng dì guān yuán xíng huì ér qiě yě gěi tā de jiā rén dài liǎo liǎo jí dà de má fan ， kě tā hái shi yìng pìn le nà jiā gōng sī de yī fèn gōng zuò 。
    • She applied for a job at the company that had not only bribed local officials but also caused huge problems for her own family.
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
    我对呢件事真系不甚了了。
    我對呢件事真係不甚了了。
    ngo5 deoi3 ni1 gin6 si6 zan1 hai6 bat1 sam6 liu5 liu5.
    • I don't know this incident quite well.
  4. 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.