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马后炮
mǎ​hòu​pào HSK7

belated advice

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 放马后炮 fàng​mǎ​hòu​pào to act too late
    to fire a cannon after the horse has bolted; to act too late to be effective or make a suggestion after the event is already over
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