落泪 luòlèi to shed tears Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不见棺材不落泪 bùjiànguāncaibùluòlèi to refuse to be convinced until faced with grim reality (idiom) literally "not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin"; to be stubborn and refuse to give up or admit defeat until faced with total failure