亡羊补牢

亡羊补牢

Quick Facts

• Pinyin: wáng yáng bǔ láo
• Traditional: 亡羊補牢
• HSK: new-7+
• Part of speech: v

Meanings

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