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lock the door after the thief has gone · lock (or shut) the stable door when (or after) the horse is (or has been) stolen

贼去关门
zéi qù guān mén
z+éi·2nd toneq+ǜ·4th toneg+uān·1st tonem+én·2nd tone
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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亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láoto fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective放马后炮fàng mǎ hòu pàofutile徒劳tú láo