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亡羊補牢 (mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

亡羊補牢 (mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4, wáng yáng bǔ láo) — 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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beyond HSK

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