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船到江心，补漏迟

chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí

8-character word Traditional 船到江心，補漏遲

What 船到江心，补漏迟 means

1. It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)

The characters in 船到江心，补漏迟

• 船chuánboat; vessel; ship
• 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
• 江jiāngriver
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 补bǔto repair; to patch; to mend
• 漏lòuto leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake
• 迟chílate; delayed; slow