带进棺材里

带进棺材里

Literally means:

bring something into one's when he dies

Actually means:

keep it unused until his death; die before one can pass his skills or crafts on to others

It literally means putting one's possessions together with his body into the casket after he dies.

It is often used in the negative or interrogative form, indicating that one should not excessively pursue or begrudge things such as money, or that one should impart his skills or crafts to others before he dies.

指人死以后把身外之物连同尸体装入棺材里。

常用否定或疑问形式，表示对钱物之类的东西不要过分追求或舍不得使用，也用来指要在离开人间之前，把自己的才艺及时传授给别人。