Refuse to acknowledge a problem or change one's ways until faced with severe or irreparable consequences; not give up until one is completely desperate.
他总是这样，不见棺材不掉泪，非要等到事情闹大了才肯听劝。
He's always like this, refusing to acknowledge the problem until it's too late; he only listens to advice when things have already gone wrong.
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