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马后炮

mǎhòupào

hindsight advice; action taken too late; futile criticism after the fact

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

mǎhòupào

Example sentence

他总爱放马后炮,事情发生了才来提意见。

Tā zǒng ài fàng mǎhòupào, shìqing fāshēng le cái lái tí yìjiàn.

He always offers hindsight criticism, only voicing opinions after things have already happened.

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