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亡羊补牢

wáng yáng bǔ láo
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3. better late than never
  4. 4. to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

Example Sentences

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亡羊补牢
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 414466)

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