Word Meaning 後門の虎前門の狼
こうもんのとらぜんもんのおおかみ
koumon no torazemmon no ookami
後門の虎前門の狼 is read as こうもんのとらぜんもんのおおかみ (koumon no torazemmon 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 back gate, a wolf at the front gate
Reading
Kana
こうもんのとらぜんもんのおおかみ
Romaji
koumon no torazemmon no ookami
Writing Variants
- 後門の虎、前門の狼 こうもんのとらぜんもんのおおかみ koumonnotorazemmonnoookami