盖棺论定

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

surname Ge

lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build

coffin

abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)

opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc)

to make a definitive judgment / to come to a firm conclusion

to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order