亡羊補牢
wáng yáng bŭ láo
Meaning:
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
亡:to lose
羊:sheep
補:to repair
牢:sturdy
你的工作進度已經落後很多了,必須亡羊補牢,趕上同事的進度。
nǐ de gōng zuò jìn dù yǐ jīng luò hòu hěn duō le ,bì xū wáng yáng bŭ láo ,găn shàng tóng shì de jìn dù 。
材料準備錯了,我們得快點亡羊補牢,以免延誤工作。
cái liào zhŭn bèi cuò le ,wǒ mén de kuài diăn wáng yáng bŭ láo ,yǐ miăn yán wù gōng zuò 。
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