(Jiàn tù gù quǎn wèi wéi wǎn;) wáng yáng bǔ láo wèi wéi chí.

(見兔顧犬未為晚,) 亡羊補牢未為遲。

Lit (It is not too late to set the dog on the hare after you see it [run by]), nor is it too late to mend the fold after [some of the] sheep have been lost.

Fig “Better late than never.”

Note [Cf. Zhànguó Cè: Chù Cè Sì; the first half is often omitted, and the second part used alone (q.v.).]

Topics LATENESS LOSS REPAIRS Zhànguó_Cè