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cry for heaven when calamity occurs -- too late

Time: 2022-01-31 00:50:44 Author: ChinaWiki.net

cry for heaven when calamity occurs -- too late

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu à nzh à h à Ti à n, which means to describe a disaster if you don't make preparations beforehand. From Han Shi waizhuan.

The origin of Idioms

"Han Shi waizhuan" says: "it's not too late to cry for heaven after suffering from it!"

Idiom usage

To be unprepared for something

Examples

If we don't make preparations early, the next flood season will be too late.

cry for heaven when calamity occurs -- too late


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