马后炮
Traditional 馬後炮
Meanings
- (Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away
- (fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late
- variant of 馬後炮|马后炮[ma3 hou4 pao4]
Its characters
In sentences
事情已经定下来了，我们再怎么努力也无济于事了，一切都是马后炮了。事情已經定下來了，我們再怎麼努力也無濟於事了，一切都是馬後炮了。The matter can't be changed. No matter how hard we try, everything is fruitless. #3709227