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船到江心,补漏迟
chuán​dào​jiāng​xīn, bǔ​lòu​chí

too late

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船到江心,补漏迟 (船到江心,補漏遲) chuán​dào​jiāng​xīn, bǔ​lòu​chí
too late
It's too late to plug the leak once the ship is in the middle of the river; procrastination makes remedies ineffective.

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