created reference approved 泥菩萨/泥菩薩 → 尊 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
泥菩萨 / 泥菩薩 nípúsà
尊 zūn
classifier
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 泥菩萨/泥菩薩 → 泥菩萨过河/泥菩薩過河 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
泥菩萨 / 泥菩薩 nípúsà
泥菩萨过河 / 泥菩薩過河 nípúsàguòhé
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 泥菩萨/泥菩薩 · nípúsà · clay idol — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
泥菩萨 / 泥菩薩
nípúsà
clay idol
A clay statue of a Buddha or Bodhisattva; often refers to a clay idol in a temple.
泥 (literal) → 泥 · ní · mud 菩萨 (literal) → 菩萨/菩薩 · púsà · Buddhist idol
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 泥菩萨/泥菩薩 · nípúsà · useless person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
泥菩萨 / 泥菩薩
nípúsà
useless person
A metaphor for a person who is incompetent or hardly able to save themselves, let alone help others. Often used in the saying [[泥菩萨过河|泥菩薩過河|ni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 he2]], meaning "a clay idol crossing a river is hard-pressed to save itself".
泥 (literal) → 泥 · ní · mud 菩萨 (literal) → 菩萨/菩薩 · púsà · Buddhist idol
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition