to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
trad. 放馬後炮
Also written 放馬後炮【fàng mǎ hòu pào】
Characters in this word
4放
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to put, to place, to release, to free, to let go, to let out, to set off (fireworks)
- Pinyin
- fàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 392 of 2500
马
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surname Ma, abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
- Pinyin
- Mǎ
- Traditional
- 馬
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 1030 of 2500
后
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surname Hou
- Pinyin
- Hòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 233 of 2500
炮
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to sauté, to fry, to dry by heating
- Pinyin
- bāo
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 8823 of 2500