前ぜん虎こ後こう狼ろう

Meanings

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out of the frying pan into the fire; one calamity after another

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo meaning that escaping one danger only leads to another; literally 'tiger in front, wolf in back'. Used in literary or formal contexts.

前ぜん虎こ後こう狼ろうの状じょう況きょうで、どちらに進すすんでも危き険けんだ。
In a situation where you're caught between a rock and a hard place, whichever way you go is dangerous.
彼かれは前ぜん虎こ後こう狼ろうの人じん生せいを送おくってきた。
He has led a life of one calamity after another.