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不見棺材不落淚
  bat1 gin3 gun1 coi4 bat1 lok6 leoi6   jyutping
  bu4 jian4 guan1 cai2 bu4 luo4 lei4   pinyin
not shed a tear until one sees the coffin - refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality


Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
不見棺材不落淚 / 不见棺材不落泪

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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 bat1  bu4 {fou3 fu1}  -  no, not; un-; negative prefix
 gin3 jin6  jian4  -  see, observe; visit
 gun1 gun3  guan4 guan1  -  [n] coffin (usually made of wood)
 coi4  cai2  -  timber; building materials
 bat1  bu4 {fou3 fu1}  -  no, not; un-; negative prefix
 lok6 laai6  luo4 le4 luo1 {lao4} {la4}  -  fall
 leoi6  lei4  -  tears

*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***


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