放马后炮 fàngmǎhòupào to act too late Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 放 fàng verb to set off to set off (fireworks); to fire (a gun); to emit (light or sound); to play (a movie or recording)马后炮 馬後炮 mǎhòupào belated advice belated action or advice given after a situation is already finalized; (as an interjection) "I told you so"