馬後砲 mǎ hòu pào

giving advice in hindsight; fig. belated action

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. giving advice in hindsight
  2. 2. fig. belated action
  3. 3. lit. firing after the horse

Characters

Character Meaning
馬 mǎ
horse; surname Ma
後 hòu
behind; after; later
砲 pào
cannon; firecracker; variant of 炮pào