HSK V7-9
Correct
亡羊补牢
/ wáng yáng bǔ láo /
Strokes
Definition
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
Example
Definition
mend the fold after the sheep is lost
1
Wángyángbǔláo
亡羊补牢
,
yóu
犹
wèi
未
wéi
为
wǎn
晚
。
It is not too late to mend the fold even after the sheep has been lost. / It's never too late to mend. / Better late than never.