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亡羊補牢 (亡羊补牢)

wáng yáng bǔ láo

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

亡
=
匸
+
？
羊
=
？
+
丷
補
=
衤
+
甫
牢
=
宀
+
牛

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