泥菩萨过江，自身难保 (泥菩薩過江，自身難保) ní púsà guò jiāng, zìshēn nánbǎo

1. ní púsà guò jiāng, zìshēn nánbǎo phrase like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '泥菩薩過江，自身難保')
2. ní pú sà guò jiāng, zì shēn nán bǎo phrase like a clay bodhisattva fording the river, even his own safety is jeopardized
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)