不见棺材不落泪

Traditional: 不見棺材不落淚

bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi

Dictionary entry

lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)

What does 不见棺材不落泪 mean?

不见棺材不落泪 (bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)

2fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-见jiànto see · to meet 棺guāncoffin 材cáimaterial · timber 落làto leave out · to be missing 泪lèi(bound form) tears; teardrops

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How to pronounce 不见棺材不落泪

不见棺材不落泪

bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi

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