自身難保

Chinese

		self; oneself; one's own	to be difficult to ensure the safety of; to be difficult to protect
trad. (自身難保)		自身	難保
simp. (自身难保)		自身	难保

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìshēnnánbǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄕㄣㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìshēnnánbǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄕㄣㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhshennánbǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-shên¹-nan²-pao³
  - Yale: dz̀-shēn-nán-bǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshennanbao
  - Palladius: цзышэньнаньбао (czyšɛnʹnanʹbao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ nän³⁵⁻⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²
  - Yale: jih sān nàahn bóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ sen¹ nan⁴ bou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² sɐn⁵⁵ naːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/

Idiom

自身難保

to be in trouble oneself (implying someone is thus unable to help others)

Derived terms

泥菩薩過江——自身難保／泥菩萨过江——自身难保 (nípúsàguòjiāng, zìshēnnánbǎo)

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