「唔見棺材唔流眼淚」
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| Pronunciation： | m4 gin3 gun1 coi4 m4 lau4 ngaan5 leoi6 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
唔 not 見 to meet; to see; to experience; to feel; to consider; to regard 棺 coffin 材 timber; material; talented person; capable person 唔 not 流 to flow; rate; class; river; fake; bad; inferior 眼 eye; hole; aperture; glance; glimpse 淚 tear((crying)); tear |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
to be oblivious to danger, and only feel fear when the disaster is about to happen; literally 'doesn't cry until one sees (one's own) coffin'
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