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Traditional (switch to Simplified)

馬後炮 (马后炮)

mǎ hòu pào

Definition

  1. (term from Chinese chess, lit.) firing after the horse
  2. (fig.) belated action
  3. belated effort
  4. too late
  5. giving advice in hindsight

Character Decomposition

馬
=
？
+
灬
後
=
彳
+
幺
+
夂
炮
=
火
+
包

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