give an untimely help
give an untimely help
Send an umbrella after the rain, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǔ h ò us ò ngs ǎ n, which means after the event to be courteous, but also to help not in time. From Emperor Kangxi.
The origin of Idioms
Eryuehe "Emperor Kangxi" Volume 4 53: "no see, no see. A few days ago, when I was dying, other elder brothers were here to wait on me, but he and I were ill together. Now I have just come back, and he is better. What kind of false gallantry do you offer after the rain? "
Idiom usage
As an object or attributive, it refers to the post event behavior. example things happen from time to time.
give an untimely help
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1.a crane 's appearance and a mantis ' figure
a crane 's appearance and a mantis ' figure - hè shì láng xíng
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2.one 's neighbours and people in the street
one 's neighbours and people in the street - jiē fāng lín lǐ
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5.people jostle each other , talking and laughing
people jostle each other , talking and laughing - yǔ xiào xuān huá
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