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

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不見棺材不落淚

bat1 gin3 gun1 coi4 bat1 lok6 leoi6

bu4 jian4 guan1 cai2 bu4 luo4 lei4

not shed a tear until one sees the coffin - refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

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This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

不見棺材不落淚 / 不见棺材不落泪

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不 bat1 - not; no; un-
見 gin3 jin6 - see; meet; view; show evidence of
棺 gun1 - coffin
材 coi4 - timber; building materials
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
落 lok6 laai6 - to fall
淚 leoi6 - tears

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