贼去关门 zéiqùguānmén to lock the door after the thief has left Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 贼去关门 賊去關門 zéiqùguānmén to lock the door after the thief has left To take precautions only after a disaster or loss has already occurred; similar to the English idiom "to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted". Cross-References Synonym 亡羊补牢 wángyángbǔláoVariant of 贼出关门 zéichūguānmén贼走关门 zéizǒuguānmén
贼去关门 賊去關門 zéiqùguānmén to lock the door after the thief has left To take precautions only after a disaster or loss has already occurred; similar to the English idiom "to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted". Cross-References Synonym 亡羊补牢 wángyángbǔláoVariant of 贼出关门 zéichūguānmén贼走关门 zéizǒuguānmén
