泥菩萨过江 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 泥菩萨过江

泥菩萨过江 (泥菩薩過江)

Definition Like a clay idol fording a river (hardly able to save oneself)

Idiom It means that you can't help but can't help others

Usage

Characters 泥 ní/nì 菩 pú 萨 (薩) sà 过 (過) guò 江 jiāng

COMMON WORDS WITH 泥菩萨过江
	泥菩萨过江，自身难保 ( 泥菩薩過江，自身難保 ) 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 ( 泥菩薩過江，自身難保 )

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