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马后炮

mǎ hòu pào
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. firing after the horse
  2. 2. fig. belated action
  3. 3. giving advice in hindsight

Words Containing 马后炮

放马后炮
fàng mǎ hòu pào

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

Child Words of 马后炮

后
hòu

empress

炮
bāo

to sauté

炮
páo

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

炮
pào

cannon

马
mǎ

horse