唔見棺材唔流眼淚

Chinese

		to not see	coffin; 8 circle	not	to cry; to shed tears
trad. (唔見棺材唔流眼淚)		唔見	棺材	唔	流眼淚
simp. (唔见棺材唔流眼泪)		唔见	棺材	唔	流眼泪
Literally: “to not shed tears until one sees one's coffin”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): m⁴ gin³ gun¹ coi⁴ m⁴ lau⁴ ngaan⁵ leoi⁶

---

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: m⁴ gin³ gun¹ coi⁴ m⁴ lau⁴ ngaan⁵ leoi⁶
    • Yale: m̀h gin gūn chòih m̀h làuh ngáahn leuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: m⁴ gin³ gun¹ tsoi⁴ m⁴ lau⁴ ngaan⁵ loey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: m⁴ gin³ gun¹ coi⁴ m⁴ leo⁴ ngan⁵ lêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩²¹ kiːn³³ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ m̩²¹ lɐu̯²¹ ŋaːn¹³ lɵy̯²²/

Proverb

唔見棺材唔流眼淚

1. (Cantonese) to refuse to be convinced until one is faced with the grim reality

Synonyms

• 不見棺材不掉淚／不见棺材不掉泪 (bùjiàn guāncai bù diàolèi)
• 不見棺材不落淚／不见棺材不落泪 (bùjiàn guāncái bù luòlèi)