Read Edit View history 贼去关门 zéiqùguānmén to lock the door after the thief has left Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 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". Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 贼去关门/賊去關門 → 亡羊补牢/亡羊補牢 Edit Delete variant 贼去关门/賊去關門 → 贼出关门/賊出關門 Edit Delete variant 贼去关门/賊去關門 → 贼走关门/賊走關門 Edit Delete
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". Edit Delete