自身难保 (自身難保) zìshēn nánbǎo

zìshēn nánbǎo set phrase powerless to defend oneself; helpless
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '自身難保')

Contained in

• 泥菩萨过江，自身难保(泥菩薩過江，自身難保) like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety ; like a clay bodhisattva fording the river, even his own safety is jeopardized