To be stubbornly unwilling to face reality or change one's ways until one is confronted with undeniable, severe consequences; to not give up or acknowledge defeat until absolute failure is imminent.
尽管大家再三劝告他要调整策略，但他依然固执己见，看来真是‘不见棺材不落泪’。
Despite repeated advice to adjust his strategy, he remained stubborn and insisted on his own way; it seems he won't give up until he faces utter failure.
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Ancient
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Ancient scholar An Hongjian was known for his humor and wit, but he was terribly afraid of his wife.
When his father-in-law passed away, he and his wife set off to offer their condolences. On the way, they both began to weep loudly. His wife, a very strict person, found it strange that her husband was crying without shedding any tears.
When she asked why, An Hongjian replied that he had wiped them away with a handkerchief. His wife then sternly instructed him that he must shed tears when they saw the coffin.
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