马后炮 (馬後炮) mǎ hòu pào

1. mǎ hòu pào set phrase firing after the horse
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Figuratively, belated action; giving advice in hindsight (CC-CEDICT '馬後炮'; Guoyu '馬後炮')
2. mǎhòupào noun firing after the horse; belated action; giving advice in hindsight
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '馬後砲')

Contained in

• 放马后炮(放馬後炮) to fire after the horse has bolted; to act too late to be effective