hòu
pào

HSK 7-9
idiom
common

Meaning of 马后炮

马后炮 means belated action; belated advice; hindsight; criticism after the fact. Pronounced mǎ hòu pào. HSK 7-9.

  • belated action; belated advice; hindsight; criticism after the fact

Definitions & Examples

Shì
qíng
dōu
zuò
wán
le
 
cái
shuō
yào
bāng
máng
 
zhè
shì
hòu
pào
ma
 

Now that everything is done, you say you want to help. Isn't that just a belated action?

fàn
cuò
de
shí
hou
xǐng
 
xiàn
zài
dōu
shī
bài
le
cái
lái
píng
 
jiǎn
zhí
shì
fàng
hòu
pào
 

You didn't warn me when I was making a mistake, but now you come to criticize me after I've failed. That's pure hindsight.

zǒng
ài
zài
huì
jié
shù
hòu
lái
hòu
pào
 
shuō
xiē
shì
hòu
Zhūgě
Liàng
de
huà
 
 

He always likes to make belated comments after the meeting is over, saying things that are 'wise after the event'.