前门拒虎,后门进狼 qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng

avoid one danger, another comes

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
front; before; forward
door; gate; doorway
to refuse; to resist; to repel
tiger
behind; after; later
door; gate; doorway
to enter; to go in; to go forward
wolf