了却

to resolve / to settle

(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了[liao3] / to understand clearly

(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly

unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]

old variant of 卻|却[que4]

but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though

to die / to be done with this world