泥菩薩過江——自身難保

Chinese

		restrained; mud; paste restrained; mud; paste; pulp	bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person	to cross a river		to be in trouble oneself
trad. (泥菩薩過江——自身難保)		泥	菩薩	過江	——	自身難保
simp. (泥菩萨过江——自身难保)		泥	菩萨	过江	——	自身难保
alternative forms		泥菩薩過江，自身難保／泥菩萨过江，自身难保
Literally: “a clay bodhisattva statue crosses the river ― unable to even protect oneself”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nípúsàguòjiāng, zìshēnnánbǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ , ㄗˋ ㄕㄣㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nai⁴ pou⁴ saat³ gwo³ gong¹, zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nípúsàguòjiāng, zìshēnnánbǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ , ㄗˋ ㄕㄣㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nípúsàguòjiang, zìhshennánbǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ni²-pʻu²-sa⁴-kuo⁴-chiang¹, tzŭ⁴-shên¹-nan²-pao³
  - Yale: ní-pú-sà-gwò-jyāng-, dz̀-shēn-nán-bǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nipwusahguohjiang, tzyhshennanbao
  - Palladius: нипусагоцзян, цзышэньнаньбао (nipusagoczjan, czyšɛnʹnanʹbao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ nän³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nai⁴ pou⁴ saat³ gwo³ gong¹, zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²
  - Yale: nàih pòuh saat gwo gōng, jih sān nàahn bóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nai⁴ pou⁴ saat⁸ gwo³ gong¹, dzi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: nei⁴ pou⁴ sad³ guo³ gong¹, ji⁶ sen¹ nan⁴ bou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐi̯²¹ pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³ kʷɔː³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² sɐn⁵⁵ naːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/

Idiom

泥菩薩過江——自身難保

to be in trouble oneself and thus unable to help others

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