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

facing one problem after another

  1. 前门 前門 qián​mén noun
    front door
    the front door, gate, or main entrance of a building
  2. 打 dǎ verb
    to hit
    to strike; to knock; to beat; to break
  3. 虎 hǔ noun
    tiger
    tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎo​hǔ
  4. ， hòu
    non-Chinese
  5. 后门 後門 hòu​mén noun
    back door
    a door or gate at the back of a building or yard; refers to the opposite of 前门 qián​mén
  6. 打 dǎ verb
    to hit
    to strike; to knock; to beat; to break
  7. 狼 láng noun
    wolf
    wolf (Canis lupus)