放马后炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
放 fàng HSK 3
to put; to place; to release
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later
炮 pào HSK 5
cannon; firecracker; variant of 炮pào