盖棺论定

Traditional: 蓋棺論定

gài guān lùn dìng

Dictionary entry

don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

What does 盖棺论定 mean?

盖棺论定 (gài guān lùn dìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

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盖Gěsurname Ge 棺guāncoffin 论Lúnabbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite · to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)

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