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)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìshēnnánbǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄕㄣㄋㄢˊ 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

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.