泥菩薩落水

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Chinese

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restrained; mud; paste
restrained; mud; paste; pulp
 
bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person to fall into the water; to go into the water
trad. (泥菩薩落水) 菩薩 落水
simp. (泥菩萨落水) 菩萨 落水
Literally: “a clay bodhisattva statue falls into the river (― unable to even protect oneself)”.

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泥菩薩落水

  1. Alternative form of 泥菩薩過江泥菩萨过江 (nípúsàguòjiāng)