前門打虎，後門打狼 qián mén dǎ hǔ ， hòu mén dǎ láng

one problem after another; new trouble appears

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. 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

Characters

Character Meaning
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
門 mén
door; gate; doorway
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
後 hòu
behind; after; later
門 mén
door; gate; doorway
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
狼 láng HSK 6
wolf