- 前门打虎,后门打狼 qiánméndǎhǔhòuméndǎláng facing one problem after anotherTo 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.
- 前门拒虎,后门进狼 qiánménjùhǔhòuménjìnláng one problem after anotherto drive a tiger from the front door only to have a wolf enter from the back; figuratively describes getting rid of one threat only to be immediately faced with another