前门拒虎，后门进狼

Traditional: 前門拒虎，後門進狼

qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn 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 前门拒虎，后门进狼 mean?

前门拒虎，后门进狼 (qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn 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 拒jùto resist · to repel 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]后Hòusurname Hou 进jìnto go forward · to advance 狼lángwolf · CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

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前门拒虎，后门进狼

qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng

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