前门打虎，后门打狼 qián mén dǎ hǔ ， hòu mén dǎ 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
门 mén
HSK 2
gate, door, entrance, opening
打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
门 mén
HSK 2
gate, door, entrance, opening
打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
狼 láng
HSK 6
wolf