放马后炮(fàng mǎ hòu pào)

4 charactersTrad. 放馬後炮

to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
fàng mǎ hòu pào
Meaning
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
放馬後炮

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