放馬後炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

放 fàng
HSK 3
put, release, free, liberate
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
後 hòu behind, rear, after; descendents
炮 pào
HSK 5
large gun, cannon; artillery