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
a myriad of stars surround the moon - zhòng xīng pěng yuè
be still fresh fresh in one 's memories - jì yì yóu xīn