不了

不了

1. to be unfinished; to keep going on without end; to be unresolved

   不了了之  ―  bùliǎoliǎozhī  ―  to leave it unresolved

2. (as a complement) to be unable to

   忘不了  ―  wàng bùliǎo  ―  [I] cannot forget; unforgettable

3. (as a complement) to be unable to be finished

   吃不了  ―  chī bùliǎo  ―  [I] cannot eat up

   • 1958, “媽媽好”, 李雋青 (lyrics), performed by 蕭芳芳:

     投進媽媽的懷抱　幸福享不了 [MSC, trad.]
     投进妈妈的怀抱　幸福享不了 [MSC, simp.]

     tóu jìn māmā dì huáibào, xìngfú xiǎng bù liǎo [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

4. to be unclear; to not understand

不了

1. (Sichuanese) not just; not only

   • 不了用三元錢，用了七元多 [Sichuanese, trad.]
     不了用三元钱，用了七元多 [Sichuanese, simp.]

     From: 成都方言詞典

     Bu² niao³ yong⁴ san¹ yuan² qian², yong⁴ no³ qi² yuan² do¹ [Sichuanese Pinyin]

     (I) did not just spend three yuan, but over seven yuan.

不了

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, neologism) thanks, but no thanks