前门打虎，后门打狼 in English qian2 men2 da3 hu3 , hou4 men2 da3 lang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiomatic expression); metaphorically facing one problem after another

Simplified Characters

前 门 打 虎 ， 后 门 打 狼

Traditional Characters

前 門 打 虎 ， 後 門 打 狼

Pinyin

qian2 men2 da3 hu3 , hou4 men2 da3 lang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

前qian2front 门men2surname Men 打da3dozen (loanword) 虎hu3tiger ， 后hou4surname Hou 门men2surname Men 打da3dozen (loanword) 狼lang2wolf