dòu'ér​zhù​bīng

to be too late to prepare

Senses

斗而铸兵/ 鬥而鑄兵 dòu'ér​zhù​bīng to be too late to prepare

To start making weapons only when the fight has already begun; used to describe missing the opportunity or being poorly prepared for a crisis.

References

same_as 斗而铸兵/鬥而鑄兵 斗而铸锥/鬥而鑄錐