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泥菩萨落水
ní​pú​sà​luò​shuǐ

hardly able to save oneself

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

泥菩萨落水/ 泥菩薩落水 ní​pú​sà​luò​shuǐ hardly able to save oneself

a clay Buddha falling into water; an idiom meaning one is unable to save oneself, let alone help others

References

same_as 泥菩萨过江/泥菩薩過江 → 泥菩萨落水/泥菩薩落水
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