放马后炮

Traditional: 放馬後炮

fàng mǎ hòu pào

Dictionary entry

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

What does 放马后炮 mean?

放马后炮 (fàng mǎ hòu pào) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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放fàngto put · to place 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]后Hòusurname Hou 炮bāoto sauté · to fry

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放马后炮

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