ní​pú​sà​guò​jiāng​zì​shēn​nán​bǎo

unable to save oneself

  1. clay idol
    A clay statue of a Buddha or Bodhisattva; often refers to a clay idol in a temple.
  2. guò verbparticle
    to cross
    to cross; to pass; to go through a place or space
  3. jiāng nounproper noun
    river
    large river; large waterway
  4. non-Chinese
  5. unable even to fend for oneself
    powerless to save or defend oneself; helpless; often used to describe someone who is in a difficult situation and has no capacity to help others