chuán​dào​jiāng​xīn​bǔ​lòu​chí

it is too late to plug the leak once the ship is in midstream

Senses

船到江心,补漏迟/ 船到江心,補漏遲 chuán​dào​jiāng​xīn​bǔ​lòu​chí it is too late to plug the leak once the ship is in midstream

It is too late to take precautions once the trouble has already happened; waiting until the last minute to act is useless.

References

No references for this word.