马后炮

馬後砲
mǎhòupào
variant of 马后炮 mǎhòupào

CEDICT

Homographs

马后炮 mǎhòupào
  1. (Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away
  2. (fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late

Entry Composition

1 马 mǎ
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier: 匹
=2 后 hòu
  1. empress
  2. queen
  3. (archaic) monarch
  4. ruler
=2 后 hòu
  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-
=3 炮 pào
  1. cannon
  2. firecracker

classifier: 座
=3 炮 pào variant of 炮 pào