放马后炮 — “To be wise after the event”
放马后炮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be wise after the event”. To offer belated advice or criticism; to make comments after the fact. Literally, “To fire a cannon after the horse has gone”.
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放马后炮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 放fàng
- 马mǎ
- 后hòu
- 炮pào
放马后炮 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 放马后炮
比赛都结束了，你现在才说应该怎么打，这不是放马后炮吗？
The game is already over; you're only now suggesting how we should have played. Isn't that being wise after the event?
Idioms Related to 放马后炮
Synonyms of 放马后炮
More idioms starting with 放
- fàng放xia下bāo包fu袱Let go of a mental burden
- fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀repent and mend one's ways
- fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀，，lì立biàn便chéng成fó佛Repent and reform to achieve redemption
- fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀，，lì立dì地chéng成fó佛Repent and achieve instant redemption
- fàng放zhī之sì四hǎi海ér而jiē皆zhǔn准universally applicable
- fàng放rèn任zì自liú流let things drift without interference
- fàng放pì僻yín淫yì佚indulge in depravity and debauchery
- fàng放pì僻xié邪chǐ侈indulge in perverse, evil, and extravagant acts
- fàng放lěng冷jiàn箭stab someone in the back
- fàng放diāo刁bǎ把làn滥act unscrupulously and extort
- fàng放diāo刁sā撒pō泼act like a rogue or shrew
- fàng放pì屁tiān添fēng风egg on, make a situation worse
Questions about 放马后炮
- What does 放马后炮 mean?
- 放马后炮 (fàng mǎ hòu pào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be wise after the event”.
- How do you pronounce 放马后炮?
- 放马后炮 is pronounced fàng mǎ hòu pào in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 放马后炮 literally mean?
- Literally, 放马后炮 means “to fire a cannon after the horse has gone”. It is used to mean “to be wise after the event”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 放马后炮?
- 比喻事情已过去才发议论。