船到江心补漏迟chuán dào jiāng xīn bǔ lòu chíit is too late to plug the leak when the boat is in midstream;with the boat in midstream it will be too late to stop the leak
❍ 恁时节，～，烦恼怨他谁？(《关汉卿戏剧集·赵盼儿风月救风尘》111) But by then,with the boat in mid-stream,|It will be too late for you to stop the leak,|And whom will you have to blame? 船到江心补漏迟chuan dao jiang xin bu lou chiit’s too late to plug up the leak when the boat is in midstream |