Read Edit View history 泥菩萨过江 nípúsàguòjiāng hardly able to save oneself Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 泥菩萨过江 泥菩薩過江 nípúsàguòjiāng hardly able to save oneself Describes a situation where one is unable even to save oneself, let alone help others; literally means a clay Buddha crossing a river, as the statue would dissolve in the water. Frequency Written text 0.040 per million Cross-References Same as 泥菩萨过河 nípúsàguòhé土菩萨过江 tǔpúsàguòjiāng泥菩萨落水 nípúsàluòshuǐ Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
泥菩萨过江 泥菩薩過江 nípúsàguòjiāng hardly able to save oneself Describes a situation where one is unable even to save oneself, let alone help others; literally means a clay Buddha crossing a river, as the statue would dissolve in the water. Frequency Written text 0.040 per million Cross-References Same as 泥菩萨过河 nípúsàguòhé土菩萨过江 tǔpúsàguòjiāng泥菩萨落水 nípúsàluòshuǐ Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)