亡羊补牢

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

to die / to lose / to be gone / to flee / deceased

old variant of 亡[wang2]

surname Yang

sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]

to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement

firm / sturdy / fold (for animals) / sacrifice / prison