Word Meaning 前門の虎後門の狼
ぜんもんのとらこうもんのおおかみ
zemmon no torakoumon no ookami
前門の虎後門の狼 is read as ぜんもんのとらこうもんのおおかみ (zemmon no torakoumon no ookami) and means between the devil and the deep sea.
Meaning
English
- 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
Reading
Kana
ぜんもんのとらこうもんのおおかみ
Romaji
zemmon no torakoumon no ookami
Writing Variants
- 前門の虎、後門の狼 ぜんもんのとらこうもんのおおかみ zemmonnotorakoumonnoookami