不见棺材不落泪
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
idiom
Traditional: 不見棺材不落淚
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- (idiom) lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
- fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
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Related Words
敬酒不吃吃罚酒(jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ)— to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit
→眼见为实，耳听为虚(yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū)— to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
→盖棺定论(gài guān dìng lùn)— don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
→盖棺论定(gài guān lùn dìng)— don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
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