Chinese Word: 放马后炮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective

1		tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 ài fàng 爱放 mǎ hòu pào 马后炮。 He always like to second-guess.
2		xiàn shí 现实 shēng huó 生活 zhōng 中， fàng mǎ hòu pào 放马后炮 de 的 rén 人 shí zài 实在 tài duō 太多。 In our real lives, there are too many people fond of seeking the reason after an incident occurs.
3		nǐ 你 fàng mǎ hòu pào 放马后炮 dào 倒 hěn róng yì 很容易， xiàn zài 现在 cái 才 shuō 说 wǒ 我 zhù 住 nà 那 lǚ guǎn 旅馆 zhēn 真 bèn 笨！ It's easy for you to be wise after the event, and tell me that I was foolish to stay in that hotel.
4		bú guò 不过 jīn nián 今年 zǎo xiē 早些 shí hou 时候 de 的 qíng kuàng 情况 yǐ jīng 已经 qīng chu 清楚 de 地 biǎo míng 表明， tā men 他们 zǒng shì 总是 kòng fàng 空放 mǎ hòu pào 马后炮。 But early this year it was already clear that they have always been a step behind events.
5		xiàn zài 现在 dāng rán 当然 hěn róng yì 很容易 shuō 说 dāng shí 当时 yīng gāi 应该 zěn má zuò 怎么做 - - - - zhè 这 quán dōu 全都 shì 是 shì hòu 事后 zhū gě 诸葛（ fàng mǎ hòu pào 放马后炮。 It is easy to say now what we should have done then with hindsight.

1		tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 ài fàng 爱放 mǎ hòu pào 马后炮。 He always like to second-guess.
2		xiàn shí 现实 shēng huó 生活 zhōng 中， fàng mǎ hòu pào 放马后炮 de 的 rén 人 shí zài 实在 tài duō 太多。 In our real lives, there are too many people fond of seeking the reason after an incident occurs.
3		nǐ 你 fàng mǎ hòu pào 放马后炮 dào 倒 hěn róng yì 很容易， xiàn zài 现在 cái 才 shuō 说 wǒ 我 zhù 住 nà 那 lǚ guǎn 旅馆 zhēn 真 bèn 笨！ It's easy for you to be wise after the event, and tell me that I was foolish to stay in that hotel.
4		bú guò 不过 jīn nián 今年 zǎo xiē 早些 shí hou 时候 de 的 qíng kuàng 情况 yǐ jīng 已经 qīng chu 清楚 de 地 biǎo míng 表明， tā men 他们 zǒng shì 总是 kòng fàng 空放 mǎ hòu pào 马后炮。 But early this year it was already clear that they have always been a step behind events.
5		xiàn zài 现在 dāng rán 当然 hěn róng yì 很容易 shuō 说 dāng shí 当时 yīng gāi 应该 zěn má zuò 怎么做 - - - - zhè 这 quán dōu 全都 shì 是 shì hòu 事后 zhū gě 诸葛（ fàng mǎ hòu pào 放马后炮。 It is easy to say now what we should have done then with hindsight.