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"1": "見 兔 而 顧 犬，未 為{wéi} 晚 也；亡 羊 而 補 牢，未 為{wéi} 遲 也。",
"2": "Sending the hunting dogs outside only when one sees the rabbits is not considered too late, and repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.",
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"expansion": "見兔而顧犬，未為晚也；亡羊而補牢，未為遲也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]见兔而顾犬，未为晚也；亡羊而补牢，未为迟也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE\nJiàn tù ér gù quǎn, wèi wéi wǎn yě; wáng yáng ér bǔ láo, wèi wéi chí yě. [Pinyin]\nSending the hunting dogs outside only when one sees the rabbits is not considered too late, and repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.",
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"etymology_text": "From Zhan Guo Ce:\n:\n見兔而顧犬，未為晚也；亡羊而補牢，未為遲也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]见兔而顾犬，未为晚也；亡羊而补牢，未为迟也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE\nJiàn tù ér gù quǎn, wèi wéi wǎn yě; wáng yáng ér bǔ láo, wèi wéi chí yě. [Pinyin]\nSending the hunting dogs outside only when one sees the rabbits is not considered too late, and repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.\nThis is also the origin for the idiom 見兔顧犬／见兔顾犬.",
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"to close the stable door after the horse has bolted; to act belatedly"
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"zh-pron": "wángyángbǔláo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ"
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"zh-pron": "mong⁴ joeng⁴ bou² lou⁴"
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"zh-pron": "wang²-yang²-pu³-lao²"
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"zh-pron": "wáng-yáng-bǔ-láu"
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"zh-pron": "wangyangbuulau"
},
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"zh-pron": "ванъянбулао"
},
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"zh-pron": "vanʺjanbulao"
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"ipa": "/wɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "mòhng yèuhng bóu lòuh"
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"zh-pron": "mong⁴ joeng⁴ bou² lou⁴"
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"zh-pron": "mong⁴ yêng⁴ bou² lou⁴"
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"Cantonese",
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"ipa": "/wɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/"
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"word": "亡羊補牢"
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"2": "Sending the hunting dogs outside only when one sees the rabbits is not considered too late, and repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.",
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"to close the stable door after the horse has bolted; to act belatedly"
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"zh-pron": "wángyángbǔláo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ"
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"zh-pron": "mong⁴ joeng⁴ bou² lou⁴"
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"zh-pron": "vanʺjanbulao"
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"zh-pron": "mòhng yèuhng bóu lòuh"
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"zh-pron": "mong⁴ joeng⁴ bou² lou⁴"
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"zh-pron": "mong⁴ yêng⁴ bou² lou⁴"
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"ipa": "/mɔːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ pou̯³⁵ lou̯²¹/",
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"ipa": "/wɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/"
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"ipa": "/mɔːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ pou̯³⁵ lou̯²¹/"
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"word": "亡羊補牢"
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