自身难保 (自身難保) zìshēn nánbǎo

zìshēn nánbǎo set phrase powerless to defend oneself; helpless
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '自身難保')

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• 泥菩萨过江，自身难保(泥菩薩過江，自身難保) like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety ; like a clay bodhisattva fording the river, even his own safety is jeopardized

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