放马后炮

fàng mǎ hòu pào

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Definitions

  1. 1. to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective

Child Words of 放马后炮

后
hòu

empress

放
fàng

to put

炮
bāo

to sauté

炮
páo

to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

炮
pào

cannon

马
mǎ

horse

马后炮
mǎ hòu pào

lit. firing after the horse