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前門打虎，後門打狼

简前门打虎，后门打狼 · 繁前門打虎，後門打狼

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
狼: láng · wolf
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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