亡羊补牢 (亡羊補牢) wáng yáng bǔ láo
wáng yáng bǔ láo
set phrase
to fix the pen after the sheep have escaped; too late to solve the problem
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Notes: Here 牢 means 'pen' (CC-CEDICT '亡羊補牢'; CCI '亡羊补牢', pp. 65-66; Guoyu '亡羊補牢')
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