亡羊补牢亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo — lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
wáng (second tone, rising) yáng (second tone, rising) bǔ (third tone, dipping) láo (second tone, rising)wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2
Traditional: 亡羊補牢
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
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