走后门
走后门
zǒu hòu mén
lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections
Traditional: 走後門
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Definitions
- lit. to enter by the back door
- fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels
- back door or under the counter connections
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Related Words
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
→前门(qián mén)· front door
→后门(hòu mén)· the back door
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