qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng

Traditional: 前門拒虎,後門進狼

前门拒虎,后门进狼 (qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng) is a Chinese word meaning “to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another”.

Meanings

  1. 1to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

Characters in 前门拒虎,后门进狼

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