Chinese

		to not see	coffin	not; no; (negative prefix)
trad. (不見棺材不掉淚)		不見	棺材	不	掉淚
simp. (不见棺材不掉泪)		不见	棺材	不	掉泪

Proverb

不見棺材不掉淚

1. Refuse to be convinced until one is faced with the grim reality; tenacious, resolute or pertinacious in one's pursuit of a goal despite of obstacles or advice.

Related terms

• 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒／留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 (liú dé qīngshān zài, bùpà méi chái shāo)
• 不到黃河心不死／不到黄河心不死 (bù dào Huánghé xīn bù sǐ)
• (Cantonese) 唔見棺材唔流眼淚／唔见棺材唔流眼泪

References

• “不見棺材不掉淚”, in Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典) (in Mandarin), accessed 2009-05-11