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前门
前門
qiánmén
1.
front door
2.
main entrance
3.
honest and upright approach (as opposed to [[後門|后门]], back-door or under the counter)
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Compound Words (2)
前门打虎，后门打狼
qiánméndǎhǔ,hòuméndǎláng
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
前门拒虎，后门进狼
qiánménjùhǔ,hòuménjìnláng
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
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