马后炮 mǎ hòu pào

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

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