事后诸葛亮

shìhòuzhūgěliàng

be a Zhuge Liang only after something unpleasant has happened—be wise after the event

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latter-wit

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shi4 hou4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4

a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20

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事后诸葛亮

shì hòu zhū gé liàng

be wise after the event; be wise in retrospect; second guesser:

事后诸葛亮人人会做。 It is easy to be wise after the event.

你也不过是事后诸葛亮， 干吗批评人家? Why criticize other people when you once knew no better yourself?

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事後諸葛亮|事后诸葛亮 [shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng] ► a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20