泥菩萨过江，自身难保 | Chinese meaning

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

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

泥

HSK 61

含义mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster

拼音ní

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菩

HSK 7-9

含义herb, aromatic plant

拼音pú

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萨

HSK 7-9

含义Buddhist gods or immortals

拼音sà

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过

HSK 1

含义pass, pass through, go across

拼音guò

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江

HSK 45

含义large river; the Yangzi; surname

拼音jiāng

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自

HSK 21

含义self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132

拼音zì

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身

HSK 11

含义body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158

拼音shēn

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难

HSK 1

含义difficult, arduous, hard; unable

拼音nán

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保

HSK 32

含义protect, safeguard, defend, care

拼音bǎo

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