不見棺材不落淚

Chinese

to not see; to not meet coffin; 8 circle not; no to shed tears; to weep
trad. (不見棺材不落淚) 不見 棺材 落淚
simp. (不见棺材不落泪) 不见 棺材 落泪

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bùjiàn guāncái bù luòlèi
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄟˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): bat1 gin3 gun1 coi4 bat1 lok6 leoi6

Proverb

不見棺材不落淚

  1. synonym of 不見棺材不掉淚 / 不见棺材不掉泪 (bùjiàn guāncai bù diàolèi, to refuse to be convinced until one is faced with the grim reality; tenacious, resolute or pertinacious in one's pursuit of a goal despite of obstacles or advice)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Vietnamese: chưa thấy quan tài chưa đổ lệ (calque)