No tears without coffin

No tears without coffin

This is a metaphor for refusing to give up until you are in a desperate situation.

brief introduction

No tears without coffin chapter 98 of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua by Lan Ling Xiaosheng of Ming Dynasty. Now I'll tell him that if he doesn't see the coffin and shed tears, he must be wrong. " [example] in Song Dynasty, Xing Jushi's record of Zhang: "an Hongjian had a funny talent My wife said, "if you come to the coffin early, you must see tears." "Never give up until one is signed to the grave & lt; don't give up until one sees one's own coffin & gt;

Idiom story

An Hongjian, an ancient comic Qing talent, was very humorous and funny. He was very afraid of his wife. His father-in-law died. They went to mourn. On the way, they began to cry. His wife is very strict. Seeing her husband crying without tears, she feels strange and asks why? An Hongjian replied that he had wiped the coffin with a handkerchief. His wife specially told him that he must shed tears when he saw the coffin. The meaning of "no tears without coffin" is: it refers to refusing to give up until you are in a desperate situation.