狼前虎后 — “To escape one danger only to fall into another”
狼前虎后 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to escape one danger only to fall into another”. To face continuous troubles or threats. Literally, “Wolf in front, tiger behind”.
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狼前虎后 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狼前虎后 Character Breakdown
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小明刚解决完一个棘手项目，新的挑战又接踵而至，真是狼前虎后啊。
Xiao Ming had just finished a tricky project when new challenges came one after another; it was truly one trouble after another.
Idioms Related to 狼前虎后
More idioms starting with 狼
- láng狼hào号guǐ鬼jiào叫wail and shriek mournfully
- láng狼háo号guǐ鬼kū哭wailing like wolves and crying like ghosts
- láng狼chī吃fú幞tóu头suffer in silence
- láng狼tūn吞hǔ虎yàn咽gobble up food hastily and greedily
- láng狼tūn吞hǔ虎shì噬ruthlessly exploit with extreme avarice
- láng狼tūn吞hǔ虎cān餐eat very quickly and ravenously
- láng狼háo嗥gǒu狗jiào叫tumultuous racket of unruly people
- láng狼háo嗥guǐ鬼jiào叫to shriek and wail mournfully
- láng狼háo嚎guǐ鬼jiào叫eerie howling and screaming
- láng狼duō多ròu肉shǎo少too many competitors for limited resources
- láng狼bēn奔tù兔tuō脱flee in panic
- láng狼bēn奔shǐ豕tū突to rampage wildly and disruptively
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Open the tool →Questions about 狼前虎后
What does 狼前虎后 mean?
狼前虎后 (láng qián hǔ hòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to escape one danger only to fall into another”.
How do you pronounce 狼前虎后?
狼前虎后 is pronounced láng qián hǔ hòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狼前虎后 literally mean?
Literally, 狼前虎后 means “Wolf in front, tiger behind”. It is used to mean “to escape one danger only to fall into another”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狼前虎后?
前门赶走狼，后门来了虎。比喻坏人接踵而来。