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    3. 前門の虎、後門の狼

    前門の虎、後門の狼

    前ぜん門もんの​虎とら、​後こう門もんの​狼おおかみ

    between the devil and the deep sea

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab54 strokes

    前門の虎後門の狼

    ぜんもんのとら、こうもんのおおかみ

    Expressions

    1.
    between the devil and the deep sea, out of the frying pan into the fire, a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate
    idiomatic expression

    Characters that make up this word

    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    Kanji
    門
    かど・と…(4)
    gate・counter for cannons
    Kanji
    虎
    とら…(2)
    tiger・drunkard
    Kanji
    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    Kanji
    狼
    おおかみ…(1)
    wolf
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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