前门打虎，后门打狼
qián​mén​dǎ​hǔ​hòu​mén​dǎ​láng

facing one problem after another

  • created sense approved 前门打虎，后门打狼/前門打虎，後門打狼 · qián​mén​dǎ​hǔ​hòu​mén​dǎ​láng · facing one problem after another — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前门打虎，后门打狼 / 前門打虎，後門打狼

    qián​mén​dǎ​hǔ​hòu​mén​dǎ​láng

    facing one problem after another

    To beat a tiger at the front door only to have a wolf enter from the back; facing constant new problems as soon as old ones are solved.

    前门 (literal) → 前门/前門 · qián​mén · front door 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger ， (non_chinese) 后门 (literal) → 后门/後門 · hòu​mén · back door 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 狼 (literal) → 狼 · láng · wolf

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    created sense