不见棺材不落泪
bù​jiàn​guān​cai​bù​luò​lèi

to refuse to be convinced until faced with grim reality

  • created sense approved 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 — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    不见 (literal) → 不见/不見 · bù​jiàn · not to see 棺材 (literal) → 棺材 · guān​cai · coffin 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 落泪 (literal) → 落泪/落淚 · luò​lèi · to shed tears

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    created sense