泥菩薩 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 泥菩薩

泥菩薩 (泥菩萨)

Definition clay Bodhisattva

Usage

中文释义泥塑的神像。多用来比喻虚弱不中用的人。

Characters 泥 ní/nì 菩 pú 萨 (薩) sà

COMMON WORDS WITH 泥菩薩
	泥菩薩過江 ( 泥菩萨过江 ) ní pú sà guò jiāng Like a clay idol fording a river (hardly able to save oneself) ( 泥菩萨过江 )
	泥菩薩過江，自身難保 ( 泥菩萨过江，自身难保 ) 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 ( 泥菩萨过江，自身难保 )

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