泥菩薩過江，自身難保 [ㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ , ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ; ni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 jiang1 , zi4 shen1 nan2 bao3] like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety unable to save oneself, let alone others ◄ ►
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