zì shēn nán bǎo
powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless
ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo
like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety
unable to save oneself, let alone others
ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo
like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety
unable to save oneself, let alone others