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

前

qián

front

门

mén

gate

拒

jù

to resist

虎

hǔ

tiger

,

,

后

hòu

back

门

mén

gate

进

jìn

to go forward

狼

láng

wolf