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放马后炮

fàng mǎ hòu pào

Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 放马后炮

• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 放 放 fàng: to put
• 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
• 马后炮 马后炮 mǎ hòu pào: lit. firing after the horse