亡羊补牢
wáng​yáng​bǔ​láo HSK7

better late than never

  • created sense approved 亡羊补牢/亡羊補牢 · wáng​yáng​bǔ​láo · better late than never — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    亡羊补牢 / 亡羊補牢

    wáng​yáng​bǔ​láo

    better late than never

    To mend the fold after the sheep are lost; refers to taking action after a problem occurs to prevent further losses or to fix a mistake while there is still time.

    亡 (literal) → 亡 · wáng · to lose 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep 补 (literal) → 补/補 · bǔ · to mend 牢 (literal) → 牢 · láo · [animal pen]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense