亡羊补牢(wáng yáng bǔ láo)

HSK 7-94 charactersTrad. 亡羊補牢

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
wáng yáng bǔ láo
Meaning
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Characters
4
Traditional
亡羊補牢

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