不见棺材不落泪
bù​jiàn​guān​cai​bù​luò​lèi

to refuse to be convinced until faced with grim reality

Senses

不见棺材不落泪/ 不見棺材不落淚 bù​jiàn​guān​cai​bù​luò​lèi 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

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