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