盖棺论定 (蓋棺論定)
gài guān lùn dìng
Pinyin

Definition

盖棺论定 (蓋棺論定)
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gài guān lùn dìng
  1. don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

Related Words (20)

yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
jué dìng
  1. 1 to decide (to do something)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 项 xiàng
  6. 6 certainly
bǎng dìng
  1. 1 binding (loanword)
  2. 2 to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
kěn dìng
  1. 1 to be certain
  2. 2 to be positive
  3. 3 assuredly
  4. 4 definitely
  5. 5 to give recognition
  6. 6 to affirm
  7. 7 affirmative (answer)
zhù dìng
  1. 1 to foreordain
  2. 2 to be bound to
  3. 3 to be destined to
  4. 4 to be doomed to
  5. 5 inevitably

Idioms (18)

一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized