不见棺材不落泪

bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi

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1. lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
2. fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

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Child Words of 不见棺材不落泪

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不见 不见 bù jiàn: not to see
• 棺材 棺材 guān cai: coffin
• 泪 泪 lèi: tears
• 落 落 là: to leave out
• 落 落 lào: colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds
• 落 落 luò: to fall or drop
• 见 见 jiàn: to see
• 见 见 xiàn: to appear
• 材 材 cái: material
• 棺 棺 guān: coffin
• 落泪 落泪 luò lèi: to shed tears