mǎ hòu pào

Traditional: 馬後炮

马后炮 (mǎ hòu pào) is a Chinese word meaning “(Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away; (fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late”.

Meanings

  1. 1(Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away
  2. 2(fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 马后炮

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