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Meaning of 亡羊补牢

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亡 wáng 羊 yáng 补 bǔ 牢 láo (Trad.: 亡羊補牢)
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
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Example Sentences
1
好在
,
亡羊补牢
,
犹未晚也
。
But it is not too late.
2
活到老学到老
,
亡羊补牢为时未晚
。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
3
他们早先做什么去了
?
为什么在事情发生后才打算亡羊补牢
?
Where were the rating agencies -- why is it they react after the event?
4
活到老
,
学到老
;
浪子回头金不换
(
亡羊补牢
,
为时未晚
。
)
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
5
看在法国的面子上
,
让我们希望
,
亡羊补牢
,
为时未晚
。
For France' s sake let us hope it is not too late.