不见棺材不落泪

1. • lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
2. • fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

Character by character

• 不(bù)no
• 见(jiàn)see
• 棺(guān)coffin
• 材(cai)material
• 不(bù)no
• 落(luò)fall or drop
• 泪(lèi)tears