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不见棺材不落泪
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PinYin bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
Simplified 不见棺材不落泪
Traditional 不見棺材不落淚
- lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
- fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
Chinese meanings
- bùjiànguān caibùluòlèi
比喻不到彻底失败的时候不知痛悔。
Chinese meanings
- bù jiàn guān cái bù luò lèi
【释义】比喻不到彻底失败的时候不肯罢休。
【用例】咱们今将理和他说,~。(明·兰陵笑笑生《金瓶梅词话》第九十八回)
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