自己都泥菩萨过江 朔漠虽败
“He can barely save himself now. Although the Northern Desert was defeated, this war was like a massive earthquake.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He calculated everything in the battle of Wangcheng, yet his entire plan fell through.”
自己 都 泥菩萨过江 朔漠虽败
“He can barely save himself now. Although the Northern Desert was defeated, this war was like a massive earthquake.”
可此战犹如地龙翻身
“Although the Northern Desert was defeated, this war was like a massive earthquake.”
“He is in deep trouble himself, but do not underestimate the sheer chaos this conflict has unleashed.”
The phrase originates from the folk saying 'a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river cannot even preserve itself,' widely used in Chinese rhetoric to vividly capture total helplessness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
like a clay idol crossing a river (unable to save oneself)
A common idiom describing someone who is in such deep trouble that they cannot help themselves, let alone anyone else.
