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马mǎ后hòu炮pào
Trad. 馬後炮
  • (Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away
  • (fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late
🖌️ 马 Strokes 🖌️ 后 Strokes 🖌️ 炮 Strokes
马mǎ后hòu炮pào
Trad. 馬後砲
  • variant of 馬後炮|马后炮[ma3 hou4 pao4]
🖌️ 马 Strokes 🖌️ 后 Strokes 🖌️ 炮 Strokes
放fàng马mǎ后hòu炮pào
Trad. 放馬後炮
  • to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
🖌️ 放 Strokes 🖌️ 马 Strokes 🖌️ 后 Strokes 🖌️ 炮 Strokes

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