created reference approved 贼去关门/賊去關門 → 亡羊补牢/亡羊補牢 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
贼去关门 / 賊去關門 zéiqùguānmén
亡羊补牢 / 亡羊補牢 wángyángbǔláo
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 贼去关门/賊去關門 → 贼出关门/賊出關門 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
贼去关门 / 賊去關門 zéiqùguānmén
贼出关门 / 賊出關門 zéichūguānmén
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 贼去关门/賊去關門 → 贼走关门/賊走關門 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
贼去关门 / 賊去關門 zéiqùguānmén
贼走关门 / 賊走關門 zéizǒuguānmén
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 贼去关门/賊去關門 · zéiqùguānmén · to lock the door after the thief has left — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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".
贼 (literal) → 贼/賊 · zéi · thief 去 (literal) → 去 · qù · to go 关门 (literal) → 关门/關門 · guānmén · to close the door
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