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不见棺材不掉泪    
bù jiàn guān cái bù diào lèi
英译 (English) Not shed a tear until one sees the coffin and believe someone is dead, refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality.
释义 (paraphrase) 没见到棺材，不相信人已经死了，所以不会轻易落泪。比喻不到穷途末路不肯死心或不肯低头认输。
示例 (demonstration) 这样干下去，明摆着死路一条，真是不见棺材不掉泪。