泥菩萨落水 nípúsàluòshuǐ hardly able to save oneself Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 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.落水 luòshuǐ verb + noun to fall into the water to fall into the water; to sink or go overboard