马后炮/馬後炮 mǎ hòu pào — lit. firing after the horse

Meanings

1. 1

   lit. firing after the horse

   lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight

   verb

Character breakdown

• 马/馬

  mǎ (third tone, dipping)

  horse; Ma, a common surname

  3 strokesRadical 馬

Words containing 马

• 马/馬mǎ (third tone, dipping)horse
• 马上/馬上mǎshàng (third tone, dipping)at once, right away, immediately
• 马路/馬路mǎ (third tone, dipping) lù (fourth tone, falling)street
• 马车/馬車mǎ (third tone, dipping) chē (first tone, high and level)cart
• 马桶/馬桶mǎ (third tone, dipping) tǒng (third tone, dipping)chamber pot
• 马力/馬力mǎ (third tone, dipping) lì (fourth tone, falling)horsepower
• 黑马/黑馬hēi (first tone, high and level) mǎ (third tone, dipping)dark horse
• 马虎/馬虎mǎ (third tone, dipping) hu (neutral tone)careless
• 骏马/駿馬jùn (fourth tone, falling) mǎ (third tone, dipping)fine horse
• 马戏/馬戲mǎ (third tone, dipping) xì (fourth tone, falling)circus
• 千军万马/千軍萬馬qiān (first tone, high and level) jūn (first tone, high and level) wàn (fourth tone, falling) mǎ (third tone, dipping)magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower