自身難保

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 ㄕㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìshēnnánbǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshennanbao
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ nän³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²
    • Yale: jih sān nàahn bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ sen¹ nan⁴ bou²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² sɐn⁵⁵ näːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/

Idiom

自身難保

1. to be helpless; to be unable to defend oneself

Derived terms

泥菩薩過江——自身難保／泥菩萨过江——自身难保