自身难保

zì shēn nán bǎo

Definitions

1. powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless

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Words Containing 自身难保

• 泥菩萨过江，自身难保 泥菩萨过江，自身难保 ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo: like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety

Child Words of 自身难保

• 保 保 bǎo: Bulgaria
• 自 自 zì: self
• 自身 自身 zì shēn: itself
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 身 身 shēn: body
• 难保 难保 nán bǎo: hard to say