Results, 前虎後狼

前虎後狼【ぜんここうろうzenkokourou】

expression:

  • one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; tiger in front, wolf in the back [literal] - four character idiom

Kanji definition:

前
常用２年JLPTN5

ゼンZEN・まえmae・~まえ mae

in front; before

Strokes:
9
Radical:
刀刂⺈ sword
SKIP:
2-2-7
UTF:
524d
JIS208:
33-16
Nanori:
さきsaki・さとsato・まいmai
Hangul:
전 [jeon]
Pinyin:
qián
Stroke order:
Example words:
午前【ごぜんgozen】
morning; a.m.
前年【ぜんねんzennen】
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
前半【ぜんはんzenhan】
first half
前回【ぜんかいzenkai】
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
直前【ちょくぜんchokuzen】
just before
虎
常用中学校JLPTN1

コKO・とらtora

tiger; drunkard

➜
乕 虝
Strokes:
8
Radical:
虍 tiger
SKIP:
3-6-2
UTF:
864e
JIS208:
24-55
Nanori:
たけtake
Hangul:
호 [ho]
Pinyin:
hǔ
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
虎【とらtora】
tiger (Panthera tigris); / drunkard; drunk; sot
市に虎を放つ【いちにとらをはなつichinitorawohanatsu】
to let a fox into the henhouse; to do something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the marketplace
虎燕拳【こえんけんkoenken】
Tiger Swallow Fist
虎刈り【とらがりtoragari】
unevenly cropped (hair); badly cropped
虎巻【とらかんtorakan】
crib notes; key (to a diagram)
後
常用２年JLPTN5

ゴGO・コウKOU・のちnochi・うしろushi.ro・うしろushiro・あとato・おくれるoku.reru

behind; back; later

Strokes:
9
Radical:
彳 step
SKIP:
1-3-6
UTF:
5f8c
JIS208:
24-69
Nanori:
こしkoshi・しshi・しいshii・しりshiri
Hangul:
후 [hu]
Pinyin:
hòu
Stroke order:
Example words:
午後【ごごgogo】
afternoon; p.m.
最後【さいごsaigo】
end; conclusion; / last; final; latest; most recent; / no sooner than; once; right after (often having negative consequences); / one's final moments
今後【こんごkongo】
from now on; hereafter
後【あとato】
behind; rear; / after; later; / after one's death; / remainder; the rest; / descendant; successor; heir; / more (e.g. five more minutes); left; / also; in addition; / past; previous
戦後【せんごsengo】
postwar period; period after Second World War
狼
人名用

ロウROU・おおかみookami

wolf

Strokes:
10
Radical:
犬犭 dog
SKIP:
1-3-7
UTF:
72fc
JIS208:
47-21
Hangul:
랑 [rang]
Pinyin:
láng
Stroke order:
Example words:
前虎後狼【ぜんここうろうzenkokourou】
one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; tiger in front, wolf in the back
餓狼【がろうgarou】
hungry wolf
送り狼【おくりおおかみokuriookami】
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
天狼星【てんろうせいtenrousei】
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
落花狼藉【らっかろうぜきrakkarouzeki】
running amok (amuck); committing violence on; in utter disorder

Kanji

前

ゼンZEN・まえmae・~まえ mae

in front; before

虎

コKO・とらtora

tiger; drunkard


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