HSK V7-9
Correct
马后炮
/ mǎhòupào /
Strokes
Definition
lit. firing after the horse/fig. belated action/giving advice in hindsight
Example
As a Noun
belated action or advice; second guess
1
Tā
他
shì
是
gè
个
mǎhòupào
马后炮
。
He is always a second-guesser.
2
Kǎoshì
考试
dōu
都
wán
完
le
了
,
nǐ
你
cái
才
shuō
说
bāng
帮
wǒ
我
fùxí
复习
gōngkè
功课
,
zhè
这
qǐ
岂
bù
不
shì
是
mǎhòupào
马后炮
ma
吗
?
You come and offer to help with my lessons only after the examination. Isn't that a bit too late?
3
Fàngmǎhòupào
放马后炮
be a Monday morning quarterback; make an I-told-you-so remark; second-guess