马后炮

Traditional form:

馬後砲

Pinyin (reading):

mǎhòupào

Definitions:

• lit. firing after the horse
• fig. belated action
• giving advice in hindsight

Characters:

• 马 - horse; surname
• 后 - after; behind, rear; descendants
• 炮 - cannon, artillery

Traditional characters:

• 馬 - horse; surname
• 後 - after; behind, rear; descendants
• 砲 - gun, cannon