江心补漏 jiāngxīnbǔlòu to repair the leak in midstream Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 船到江心补漏迟 chuándàojiāngxīnbǔlòuchí too late to mend (proverb) Literally "to start mending a leak only when the boat is in the middle of the river"; to delay taking action until it is too late to save a situation.