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后门
後門
hòumén
1.
the back door
2.
fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)
3.
anus
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (4)
走后门
zǒuhòumén
lit. to enter by the back door
开后门
kāihòumén
to open the back door
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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