Nán'ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán, zhǐshì wèi dào shāngxīn chù.
A man does not easily shed tears — only until he reaches the point of real sorrow.
Tā rěn zhù kūshēng, xiǎng zhe nán'ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán.
He held back his sobs, thinking 'a real man doesn't cry easily.'