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前门
qián mén
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Definitions
- 1. Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
- 2. front door
- 3. main entrance
- 4. honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
Words Containing 前门
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
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
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
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