马后炮 (馬後炮) mǎ hòu pào
          
              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')
              
               
          
          
Contained in
- 放马后炮(放馬後炮) to fire after the horse has bolted; to act too late to be effective