江心补漏
jiāng​xīn​bǔ​lòu

to repair the leak in midstream

  • created sense approved 江心补漏/江心補漏 · jiāng​xīn​bǔ​lòu · to repair the leak in midstream — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    江心补漏 / 江心補漏

    jiāng​xīn​bǔ​lòu

    to repair the leak in midstream

    (idiom) to try to fix a problem when it is already too late; to wait until disaster strikes before taking action; literally meaning to wait until a boat is in the middle of the river to fix a leak

    江心 (literal) → 江心 · jiāng​xīn · middle of a river 补漏 (literal) → 补漏/補漏 · bǔ​lòu · to patch a leak

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