<p>How about</p>

<p>贼过兴兵</p>

<p>mobilize the troops after the bandits had gone</p>

<p>Meaning: fail to provide assistance timely; present unhelpful, useless, belated action  </p>

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2018-03-28T21:20:07.910Z
2018-03-28T21:20:07.910Z
Tang Ho
<p>The phrase '雨后送伞' means unnecessary assistance.</p>

<p>[释义]    比喻事后献殷勤。也比喻帮助不及时。</p>

<p>Is there better phrases or idiom to express such a context?  </p>

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2018-03-28T12:04:01.443Z
bkrs：雨后送伞 give an untimely help; come and offer to help when the work's all done; give sb. an umbrella after the rain is over，give belated help 同义: **事后诸葛亮, 放马后炮, 贼去关门**
user6065
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2018-03-28T12:32:38.227Z
@Tool why doesn’t this word work for you?
Mou某
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2018-03-28T12:43:54.560Z
It's too plain not elegant @user3306356
Wizard
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2018-03-31T18:46:55.627Z
FYI, Wiktionary has entries of [事后诸葛亮](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BA%8B%E5%BE%8C%E8%AB%B8%E8%91%9B%E4%BA%AE#Chinese) and [马后炮](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E5%BE%8C%E7%82%AE#Chinese), and search results for [贼去关门](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=贼去关门). But not [雨后送伞](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=雨后送伞) and [贼过兴兵](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=贼过兴兵). I don't mean that they are non-existent, but just to remind you of their popularity.
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The synonyms of '雨后送伞'
# The synonyms of '雨后送伞'

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-28)

The phrase '雨后送伞' means unnecessary assistance.

[释义] 比喻事后献殷勤。也比喻帮助不及时。

Is there better phrases or idiom to express such a context?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: bkrs：雨后送伞 give an untimely help; come and offer to help when the work's all done; give sb. an umbrella after the rain is over，give belated help 同义: **事后诸葛亮, 放马后炮, 贼去关门**  
> **username_2**: @Tool why doesn’t this word work for you?  
> **username_0**: It's too plain not elegant @user3306356  
> **username_3**: FYI, Wiktionary has entries of [事后诸葛亮](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BA%8B%E5%BE%8C%E8%AB%B8%E8%91%9B%E4%BA%AE#Chinese) and [马后炮](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E5%BE%8C%E7%82%AE#Chinese), and search results for [贼去关门](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=贼去关门). But not [雨后送伞](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=雨后送伞) and [贼过兴兵](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=贼过兴兵). I don't mean that they are non-existent, but just to remind you of their popularity.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2018-03-28. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

How about

贼过兴兵

mobilize the troops after the bandits had gone

Meaning: fail to provide assistance timely; present unhelpful, useless, belated action


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