泥菩萨过江，自身难保
ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo
like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety; unable to save oneself, let alone others
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泥菩萨过江，自身难保 (ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo) means "like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety; unable to save oneself, let alone others" in Chinese.
泥菩萨过江，自身难保 is pronounced "ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 10 syllables.
泥菩萨过江，自身难保 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
泥菩萨过江，自身难保 is made up of the characters 泥, 菩, 萨, 过, 江, ，, 自, 身, 难, 保. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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