放马后炮 in English fang4 ma3 hou4 pao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to fire after the horse has bolted (idiomatic expression); to act too late to be effective

Simplified Characters

放 马 后 炮

Traditional Characters

放 馬 後 炮

Pinyin

fang4 ma3 hou4 pao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

放fang4to put 马ma3surname Ma 后hou4surname Hou 炮pao4to sauté