lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
trad. 亡羊補牢
Also written 亡羊補牢【wáng yáng bǔ láo】
Characters in this word
4亡
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to die, to lose, to be gone, to flee, deceased
- Pinyin
- wáng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 34687 of 2500
羊
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surname Yang
- Pinyin
- Yáng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 5325 of 2500
补
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to repair, to patch, to mend, to make up for, to fill (a vacancy), to supplement
- Pinyin
- bǔ
- Traditional
- 補
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 10841 of 2500
牢
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(literary) pen; fold (for livestock), prison; jail, firm; secure; fast
- Pinyin
- láo
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 8644 of 2500