船到江心补漏迟船到江心補漏遲船到江心補漏遲

when the boat is mid-river, it's too late to patch the leak

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: It is too late to fix a problem once it has become serious; prepare in advance. Close to 'lock the stable door after the horse has bolted'.

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Simplified: 船到江心补漏迟
Traditional (Taiwan): 船到江心補漏遲
Pinyin: chuándàojiāngxīnbǔlòuchí
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄤㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄡˋ ㄔˊ

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船(chuán)到(dào)江(jiāng)心(xīn)补(bǔ)漏(lòu)迟(chí)

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