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亡羊补牢
wáng​yáng​bǔ​láo HSK7

better late than never

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 亡 wáng
    to lose
    (bound form) to lose; to misplace; to be gone
  2. 羊 yáng noun
    sheep
    sheep; goat; lamb; any of various ruminant mammals of the subfamily Caprinae
  3. 补 補 bǔ verb
    to mend
    to repair or patch something broken or damaged, such as clothes or a road
  4. 牢 láo
    [animal pen]
    (literary) a pen or fold for domestic animals such as cattle or sheep