Word Meaning 前虎後狼

ぜんここうろう zenkokourou

前虎後狼 is read as ぜんここうろう (zenkokourou) and means one calamity followed close on the heels of another.

Meaning

English

  1. one calamity followed close on the heels of another
  2. out of the frying pan into the fire
  3. tiger in front, wolf in the back

Reading

Kana

ぜんここうろう

Romaji

zenkokourou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo Rank 154081 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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前門の虎後門の狼

ぜんもんのとらこうもんのおおかみ

between the devil and the deep sea

後門の虎前門の狼

こうもんのとらぜんもんのおおかみ

between the devil and the deep sea

前後

ぜんご

before and after

前方後円墳

ぜんぽうこうえんふん

keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus

前後の見境もなく

ぜんごのみさかいもなく

without considering the consequences

前後関係

ぜんごかんけい

context (of a passage)

虎狼

ころう

cruel and greedy brute

相前後する

あいぜんごする

to occur one after another

産前産後

さんぜんさんご

before and after childbirth

虎狼痢

ころり

cholera

前半

ぜんはん

first half

前庭

ぜんてい

vestibule (of the ear)