wáng yáng bǔ láo

Traditional: 亡羊補牢

亡羊补牢 (wáng yáng bǔ láo) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3better late than never
  4. 4to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

Characters in 亡羊补牢

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