前門拒虎，後門進狼 qián mén jù hǔ ， hòu mén jìn láng

DEFINITIONS

  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

前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
拒 jù
HSK 4
ward off with hand, defend
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
後 hòu behind, rear, after; descendents
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
進 jìn advance, make progress, enter
狼 láng
HSK 6
wolf