自身難保

Chinese

		self; oneself; one's own	to be difficult to ensure the safety of; to be difficult to protect
trad. (自身難保)		自身	難保
simp. (自身难保)		自身	难保

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìshēnnánbǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìshēnnánbǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhshennánbǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-shên¹-nan²-pao³
    • Yale: dz̀-shēn-nán-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshennanbao
    • Palladius: цзышэньнаньбао (czyšɛnʹnanʹbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ nän³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²
    • Yale: jih sān nàahn bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ sen¹ nan⁴ bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² sɐn⁵⁵ naːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/

Idiom

自身難保

1. to be in trouble oneself (implying someone is thus unable to help others)

Derived terms

• 泥菩薩過江——自身難保／泥菩萨过江——自身难保 (nípúsàguòjiāng, zìshēnnánbǎo)