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江心补漏
jiāng​xīn​bǔ​lòu

to repair the leak in midstream

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  • 船到江心补漏迟 chuán​dào​jiāng​xīn​bǔ​lòu​chí too late to mend
    (proverb) Literally "to start mending a leak only when the boat is in the middle of the river"; to delay taking action until it is too late to save a situation.