(Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away; (fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late
trad. 馬後炮
Also written 馬後炮【mǎ hòu pào】
Characters in this word
3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