泥菩萨过江，自身难保
ní​pú​sà​guò​jiāng, zì​shēn​nán​bǎo

self-preservation

泥菩萨过江，自身难保 (泥菩薩過江，自身難保) ní​pú​sà​guò​jiāng, zì​shēn​nán​bǎo
self-preservation
In a precarious situation where one cannot even protect oneself, making it impossible to help others; like a clay idol dissolving in water.

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