亡羊补牢
亡羊補牢HSK 7freq #32906
Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 2.fig. to act belatedly
- 3.better late than never
- 4.to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
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Wiktionary
- 1.to close the stable door after the horse has bolted; to act belatedly
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Etymology
From Zhan Guo Ce: : This is also the origin for the idiom 見兔顧犬／见兔顾犬.
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Stroke order
Components
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Characters
Example sentences
亡羊补牢。
Better late than never.
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