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前门拒虎,后门进狼
qián​mén​jù​hǔ​hòu​mén​jìn​láng

one problem after another

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
前门拒虎,后门进狼 前門拒虎,後門進狼 qián​mén​jù​hǔ​hòu​mén​jìn​láng
one problem after another
to 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
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