贼出关门
zéi​chū​guān​mén

to lock the door after the thief has left

  • created sense approved 贼出关门/賊出關門 · zéi​chū​guān​mén · to lock the door after the thief has left — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贼出关门 / 賊出關門

    zéi​chū​guān​mén

    to lock the door after the thief has left

    to take precautions after the event; to be too late; to shut the gate after the thief has already gone

    贼 (literal) → 贼/賊 · zéi · thief 出 (literal) → 出 · chū · to go out 关门 (literal) → 关门/關門 · guān​mén · to close the door

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