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Definition(s) for: 马后炮

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
马后炮 mǎ hòu pào - lit. firing after the horse
- fig. belated action
- giving advice in hindsight
马后炮 mǎ hòu pào - lit. firing after the horse
- fig. belated action
- giving advice in hindsight

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 25,468 62,963 36,077

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Ma
- abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4]
- horse
- CL:匹[pi3]
- horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
- knight in Western chess
hòu- surname Hou
hòu- empress
- queen
- (archaic) monarch
- ruler
hòu- back
- behind
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-
bāo- to sauté
- to fry
- to dry by heating
páo- to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
pào- cannon
- CL:座[zuo4]
- firecracker
pào- variant of 炮[pao4]

Other Words Containing 马后炮

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
马后炮 - 9 25,468 62,963 36,077