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 | 不 | 落淚 | |
| simp. (不见棺材不落泪) | 不见 | 棺材 | 不 | 落泪 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bùjiàn guāncái bù luòlèi [Phonetic: bújiàn guāncái bú luòlèi]
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùjiàn guancái bù luòlèi
- Wade–Giles: pu4-chien4 kuan1-tsʻai2 pu4 lo4-lei4
- Yale: bù-jyàn gwān-tsái bù lwò-lèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bujiann guantsair bu luohley
- Palladius: буцзянь гуаньцай бу лолэй (buczjanʹ guanʹcaj bu lolɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ leɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 gin3 gun1 coi4 bat1 lok6 leoi6
- Yale: bāt gin gūn chòih bāt lohk leuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 gin3 gun1 tsoi4 bat7 lok9 loey6
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 gin3 gun1 coi4 bed1 log6 lêu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lɔːk̚² lɵy̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
不見棺材不落淚
- 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
Dialectal synonyms of 不見棺材不掉淚 (“to refuse to be convinced until one is faced with the grim reality”) [map]
Descendants
- → Vietnamese: chưa thấy quan tài chưa đổ lệ (calque)