前门拒虎,后门进狼 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 in front, forward; preceding
门 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
拒 jù ward off with hand, defend
虎 hǔ tiger; brave, fierce; surname
后 hòu queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
门 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
进 jìn advance, make progress, enter
狼 láng wolf