前门打虎，后门打狼

Traditional: 前門打虎，後門打狼

qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng

Dictionary entry

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

What does 前门打虎，后门打狼 mean?

前门打虎，后门打狼 (qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

Character breakdown

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前qiánfront · forward 门Ménsurname Men 打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]后Hòusurname Hou 狼lángwolf · CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

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How to pronounce 前门打虎，后门打狼

前门打虎，后门打狼

qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng

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