Meaning of 贼去关门
贼去关门 means to take precautions too late; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted. Pronounced zéi zǒu guān mén.
- to take precautions too late; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
Definitions & Examples
Xiàn现
zài在
cái才
lái来
jiǎn检
chá查
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
zéi贼
zǒu走
guān关
mén门
，
hái还
yǒu有
shén什
me么
yòng用
？
Only now do you come to inspect? It's simply like locking the door after the thief has left—what use is there?
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
tí提
qián前
yù预
fáng防
，
bù不
néng能
děng等
dào到
chū出
le了
wèn问
tí题
cái才
qù去
jiě解
jué决
，
nà那
yàng样
jiù就
shì是
zéi贼
zǒu走
guān关
mén门
le了
。
We need to take preventive measures in advance; we cannot wait until problems arise to solve them, as that would be shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Gōng公
sī司
pò破
chǎn产
le了
cái才
xiǎng想
qǐ起
mǎi买
bǎo保
xiǎn险
，
zhè这
bù不
shì是
zéi贼
zǒu走
guān关
mén门
ma吗
？
The company went bankrupt and only then did they think of buying insurance—isn't that locking the door after the thief has left?
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