Pinyin Dictionary results for "hou men"

侯门
noble house
后门
the back door; fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure); anus
侯门似海
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea; there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
前门打虎,后门打狼
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
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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