贼走关门
zéi​zǒu​guān​mén

to lock the door after the thief has left

  • created sense approved 贼走关门/賊走關門 · zéi​zǒu​guān​mén · to lock the door after the thief has left — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贼走关门 / 賊走關門

    zéi​zǒu​guān​mén

    to lock the door after the thief has left

    (variant form) to lock the door after the thief has already gone; to take precautions only after the damage is done

    贼 (literal) → 贼/賊 · zéi · thief 走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to leave 关门 (literal) → 关门/關門 · guān​mén · to close the door

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