盖棺定论 in English gai4 guan1 ding4 lun4 Meaning

Meanings

  • don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

盖 棺 定 论

Traditional Characters

蓋 棺 定 論

Pinyin

gai4 guan1 ding4 lun4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

盖gai4surname Ge 棺guan1coffin 定ding4to set 论lun4abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)