WordTaiwan frequency #28,190
不了了之
ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓ
“to let a matter drop unresolved; to leave something unsettled and let it drift; often implies an irresponsible attitude toward a difficult situation”
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不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
了
˙ㄌㄜ
Particle indicating completed action or change of state; to finish; to understand; completely; to become clear.
之
ㄓ
Possessive particle, similar to 的; pronoun for him, her, it, them; verb meaning to go; preposition indicating location or relation.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 之後ㄓ ㄏㄡˋafter; afterwards; since then; later; from that time on.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 除了ㄔㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜapart from; besides; in addition to; used to exclude or include; introduces one of two alternatives (either A or B).
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 之間ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢbetween; among; amid; used after nouns or certain bisyllabic words to indicate a short period of time
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 了解to understand; to grasp the meaning or nature of something; to find out; to investigate or inquire into a situation
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 之前ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand; earlier than a given time.