一jat1走zau2了liu5之zi1

jat1 zau2 liu5 zi1yī zǒu liǎo zhī

一jat1one
走zau2walk, go on foot
了liu5to finish
之zi1marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase

English

to avoid a problem by walking away from it
to quit
to leave without considering the consequences

粵語 — Cantonese

唔理任何嘢就咁走咗去

Examples

佢欠下巨債，留低老婆仔女一走了之。
He walked away from his massive debt and his family.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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