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前門拒虎，後門進狼
简 前门拒虎，后门进狼 · 繁 前門拒虎，後門進狼Mandarin · pinyin qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
Meanings
- 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
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- 前
- qián · in front, forward; preceding
- 門
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
- 拒
- jù · ward off with hand, defend
- 虎
- hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
- 後
- hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
- 進
- jìn · advance, make progress, enter
- 狼
- láng · wolf
- 门
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
- 后
- hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
- 进
- jìn · advance, make progress, enter
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