泥菩薩過江
Chinese edit
restrained; mud; paste restrained; mud; paste; pulp |
bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person | to cross a river | ||
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trad. (泥菩薩過江) | 泥 | 菩薩 | 過江 | |
simp. (泥菩萨过江) | 泥 | 菩萨 | 过江 | |
Literally: “a clay bodhisattva statue crosses the river (― unable to even protect oneself)”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
泥菩薩過江
- Short for 泥菩薩過江——自身難保/泥菩萨过江——自身难保 (nípúsàguòjiāng, zìshēnnánbǎo, “to be in trouble oneself and thus unable to help others”).