放马后炮
fàng mǎ hòu pào
Pinyin

Definition

放马后炮
 - 
fàng mǎ hòu pào
  1. to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

放
fàng
  1. 1 to put
  2. 2 to place
  3. 3 to release
  4. 4 to free
  5. 5 to let go
  6. 6 to let out
  7. 7 to set off (fireworks)
放假
fàng jià
  1. 1 to have a holiday or vacation
放弃
fàng qì
  1. 1 to renounce
  2. 2 to abandon
  3. 3 to give up
鞭炮
biān pào
  1. 1 firecrackers
  2. 2 string of small firecrackers
  3. 3 CL:枚[méi]
大炮
dà pào
  1. 1 big gun
  2. 2 cannon
  3. 3 artillery
  4. 4 one who talks big
  5. 5 trad. form 大炮 also used
  6. 6 CL:門|门[mén],尊[zūn]
奔放
bēn fàng
  1. 1 bold and unrestrained
  2. 2 untrammeled
存放
cún fàng
  1. 1 to deposit
  2. 2 to store
  3. 3 to leave in sb's care
播放
bō fàng
  1. 1 to broadcast
  2. 2 to transmit
摆放
bǎi fàng
  1. 1 to set up
  2. 2 to arrange
  3. 3 to lay out
放下
fàng xià
  1. 1 to lay down
  2. 2 to put down
  3. 3 to let go of
  4. 4 to relinquish
  5. 5 to set aside
  6. 6 to lower (the blinds etc)
放低
fàng dī
  1. 1 to lower
  2. 2 to be humble
放出
fàng chū
  1. 1 to let off
  2. 2 to give out
放大
fàng dà
  1. 1 to enlarge
  2. 2 to magnify
放学
fàng xué
  1. 1 to dismiss students at the end of the school day
放射
fàng shè
  1. 1 to radiate
  2. 2 radioactive
放屁
fàng pì
  1. 1 to fart
  2. 2 to break wind
  3. 3 to talk nonsense
  4. 4 Utter rubbish!
放心
fàng xīn
  1. 1 to feel relieved
  2. 2 to feel reassured
  3. 3 to be at ease
放手
fàng shǒu
  1. 1 to let go one's hold
  2. 2 to give up
  3. 3 to have a free hand
放晴
fàng qíng
  1. 1 (of weather) to clear up
放空
fàng kōng
  1. 1 to relax completely
  2. 2 to empty one's mind
  3. 3 (finance) to sell short
  4. 4 (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers)
  5. 5 to deadhead

Idioms (20)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
丢轮扯炮
diū lún chě pào
  1. 1 lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
大放厥辞
dà fàng jué cí
  1. 1 great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow a set pattern
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
  1. 1 to burst with joy (idiom)
  2. 2 to be over the moon
  3. 3 to be elated
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
  1. 1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take what comes
  3. 3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity
摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng
  1. 1 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
  2. 2 to wear oneself out for the general good
放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
  1. 1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
  2. 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
放下身段
fàng xià shēn duàn
  1. 1 to get off one's high horse (idiom)
  2. 2 to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
  2. 2 a panacea
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 applicable anywhere (idiom)
放情丘壑
fàng qíng qiū hè
  1. 1 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
放浪不羁
fàng làng bù jī
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
  1. 1 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
  1. 1 to pretend not to know (idiom)
放荡不羁
fàng dàng bù jī
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放诞不拘
fàng dàn bù jū
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放诞不羁
fàng dàn bù jī
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

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