泥菩薩過江,自身難保
ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo
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like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety;
unable to save oneself, let alone others
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泥质
ní zhì
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muddy
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泥質
ní zhì
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muddy
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泥质岩
ní zhì yán
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mudstone (geology)
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泥質岩
ní zhì yán
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mudstone (geology)
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泥质页岩
ní zhì yè yán
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mudstone
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泥質頁岩
ní zhì yè yán
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mudstone
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泥醉
ní zuì
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blind drunk;
drunk as drunk can be
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泥金
ní jīn
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to gild;
gilt
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泥铲
ní chǎn
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trowel
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泥鏟
ní chǎn
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trowel
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泥鰍
ní qiu
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loach;
mud fish;
CL:條|条[tiao2]
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浚泥船
jùn ní chuán
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dredger
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灰泥
huī ní
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plaster;
mortar
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燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
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the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom);
many a little makes a mickle
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燕子銜泥壘大窩
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
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the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom);
many a little makes a mickle
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爛泥
làn ní
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mud;
mire
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烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
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useless (idiom);
worthless;
inept
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爛泥扶不上牆
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
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useless (idiom);
worthless;
inept
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烂泥糊不上墙
làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng
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see 爛泥扶不上牆|烂泥扶不上墙[lan4 ni2 fu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2]
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爛泥糊不上牆
làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng
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see 爛泥扶不上牆|烂泥扶不上墙[lan4 ni2 fu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2]
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烂醉如泥
làn zuì rú ní
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lit. as drunk as mud;
completely drunk
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爛醉如泥
làn zuì rú ní
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lit. as drunk as mud;
completely drunk
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白水泥
bái shuǐ ní
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white cement
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硅酸盐水泥
guī suān yán shuǐ ní
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Portland cement
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