前门拒虎,后门进狼

qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

qián

front

mén

gate

to resist

tiger

,

hòu

back

mén

gate

jìn

to go forward

láng

wolf