English–Chinese
“hindsight” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinmǎ hòu pào
Example
你别马后炮，现在才想起来不公平。nǐ bié mǎ hòu pào xiàn zài cái xiǎng qǐ lái bù gōng píng
Don't use hindsight; you're only realizing now that it was unfair.
How to say “hindsight” in Chinese
“Hindsight” in Chinese is 马后炮 (mǎ hòu pào).
A comment arrives after the decisive moment, when it can no longer guide the result.
Example sentences with 马后炮
问题出现前他没提醒，现在才来补救，像是在打马后炮。wèn tí chū xiàn qián tā méi tí xǐng xiàn zài cái lái bǔ jiù xiàng shì zài dǎ mǎ hòu pào
He did not warn anyone before the problem arose and is only trying to fix it now, which seems like criticizing after the fact.
Tips for using 马后炮
- In everyday conversation, the idiom can target advice as well as criticism, marking a comment as unhelpfully late rather than simply showing disagreement.