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前门打虎，后门打狼【qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng】

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

前门打虎，后门打狼【qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng】

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

前

HSK 11

含义in front, forward; preceding

拼音qián

门

HSK 1

含义gate, door, entrance, opening

拼音mén

打

HSK 11

含义strike, hit, beat; fight; attack

拼音dǎ

虎

HSK 52

含义tiger; brave, fierce; surname

拼音hǔ

后

HSK 13

含义queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

拼音hòu

狼

HSK 7-92

含义wolf

拼音láng