马后炮

mǎ hòu pào

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 马后炮

• 放马后炮 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 后 hòu: empress
• 炮 炮 bāo: to sauté
• 炮 炮 páo: to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
• 炮 炮 pào: cannon
• 马 马 mǎ: horse