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Do not shed a tear until you see the coffin
不見棺材不落淚 is a cautionary tale that suggests you are unknowingly (though it should be obvious）on a bad course.
It further suggests that you will not realize your folly until the worst has happened.
This can also be a warning of inaction until it's too late to take action. Again, not realizing your error until it's too late.
In an alternate interpretation, some will suggest this means doing something bad and not looking back - Then the worst happens.
It should be noted that this is one of the oddest selections for a wall scroll in our whole Asian calligraphy database. All of our translators are convinced that no Chinese person would ever hang this on their wall.
Spirit / Soul
靈 is spirit or soul in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
If you look in the dictionary, you'll also find definitions for this character like:
quick; alert; efficacious; effective; departed soul; coffin; spiritual; energy; effective; clever.
There is a modern Japanese version of this character. The button above will get you the traditional/ancient form. But, if you want the modern Japanese, click on the Kanji to the right instead.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Do not shed a tear until you see the coffin | 不見棺材不落淚 不见棺材不落泪 | bú jiàn guān cái bú luò lèi bu2 jian4 guan1 cai2 bu2 luo4 lei4 bu jian guan cai bu luo lei bujianguancaibuluolei | pu chien kuan ts`ai pu lo lei puchienkuantsaipulolei pu chien kuan tsai pu lo lei |
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| Spirit Soul | 靈 灵 | ryou / ryo | líng / ling2 / ling | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
木 see styles |
mù / mu4 mu moku / もく |
 More info & calligraphy: (1) (abbreviation) (See 木曜) Thursday; (2) (See 五行・1) wood (first of the five elements); (female given name) Moku Wood; a tree; kāṣṭha, a piece of wood, wood, timber. |
靈 灵 see styles |
líng / ling2 ling ryō |
 More info & calligraphy: Spirit, spiritual, energy, effective, clever; spirit (of the dead) |
不見棺材不落淚 不见棺材不落泪 see styles |
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi / bu4 jian4 guan1 cai5 bu4 luo4 lei4 pu chien kuan ts`ai pu lo lei / pu chien kuan tsai pu lo lei |
 More info & calligraphy: |
厝 see styles |
cuò / cuo4 ts`o / tso |
to lay in place; to put; to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial |
材 see styles |
cái / cai2 ts`ai / tsai zai / ざい |
material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old) (n,n-suf) (1) (See 材木) wood; lumber; timber; (2) (See 材料・1) (raw) material; stuff; ingredients; (3) talent; ability; capable person; (personal name) Motoki |
柩 see styles |
jiù / jiu4 chiu hitsugi / ひつぎ |
bier coffin; casket |
棺 see styles |
guān / guan1 kuan kan / いくお |
coffin coffin; casket; (personal name) Ikuo A coffin 棺材. |
楄 匾 see styles |
pián / pian2 p`ien / pien |
basket-couch in coffin |
槓 杠 see styles |
gàng / gang4 kang kan / カン |
thick pole; bar; rod; thick line; to mark with a thick line; to sharpen (knife); (old) coffin-bearing pole (noun/participle) {mahj} (See 槓子) forming a four-of-a-kind (chi:); declaring a kong |
槥 see styles |
huì / hui4 hui |
coffin |
槨 椁 see styles |
guǒ / guo3 kuo kaku |
outer coffin outer box of a coffin; outer box of a coffin |
檜 桧 see styles |
guì / gui4 kuei hinoki / ひのき |
Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis); coffin lid decoration (old) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (kana only) hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress; (surname, female given name) Hinoki |
櫬 榇 see styles |
chèn / chen4 ch`en / chen |
Sterculia plantanifolia; coffin |
殮 殓 see styles |
liàn / lian4 lien |
to prepare a dead body for coffin |
窆 see styles |
biǎn / bian3 pien |
to put a coffin in the grave |
龕 龛 see styles |
kān / kan1 k`an / kan gan / がん |
niche; shrine (1) niche or alcove for an image; (2) (in Okinawa) portable shrine used to move a deceased from their house to the graveyard A shrine; a cabinet, box; a coffin (for a monk); to contain; (Skt. stūpa) |
入棺 see styles |
nyuukan / nyukan / にゅうかん | placing in the coffin |
入殮 入殓 see styles |
rù liàn / ru4 lian4 ju lien |
to put dead body in coffin |
入物 see styles |
iremono / いれもの | (irregular okurigana usage) (1) container; case; receptacle; (2) (euph. for) coffin; casket |
出棺 see styles |
shukkan / しゅっかん | (noun/participle) carrying out a coffin; funeral procession |
哭靈 哭灵 see styles |
kū líng / ku1 ling2 k`u ling / ku ling |
to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead |
墓道 see styles |
mù dào / mu4 dao4 mu tao |
path leading to a grave; tomb passage; aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb |
壽材 寿材 see styles |
shòu cái / shou4 cai2 shou ts`ai / shou tsai |
coffin |
守喪 守丧 see styles |
shǒu sāng / shou3 sang1 shou sang |
to keep watch beside a coffin; to observe a period of mourning |
守靈 守灵 see styles |
shǒu líng / shou3 ling2 shou ling |
to keep watch beside a coffin |
容物 see styles |
iremono / いれもの | (irregular okurigana usage) (1) container; case; receptacle; (2) (euph. for) coffin; casket |
寝棺 see styles |
nekan / ねかん | coffin; casket |
就木 see styles |
jiù mù / jiu4 mu4 chiu mu |
to be placed in a coffin; to die |
抬槓 抬杠 see styles |
tái gàng / tai2 gang4 t`ai kang / tai kang |
to bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together with sb else); to carry a coffin on poles |
木棺 see styles |
mokkan / もっかん | wooden coffin |
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