放马后炮 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
马 mǎ
HSK 3
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
炮 pào
HSK 5
large gun, cannon; artillery