自身難保
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]self; oneself; one's own | to be difficult to ensure the safety of; to be difficult to protect | ||
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trad. (自身難保) | 自身 | 難保 | |
simp. (自身难保) | 自身 | 难保 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄋㄢˊ 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 pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]自身難保
- to be in trouble oneself (implying someone is thus unable to help others)
Derived terms
[edit]- 泥菩薩過江——自身難保 / 泥菩萨过江——自身难保 (nípúsàguòjiāng, zìshēnnánbǎo)