自身難保

自己保不住自己。主謂式；作謂語、賓語；含貶義

基本介紹

• 中文名：自身難保
• 拼音：zì shēn nán bǎo
• 用法：主謂式；作謂語、賓語
• 歇後語：稻草人放火

成語 自身難保

發音 zì shēn nán bǎo

出處 明·馮夢龍《警世通言》：“我想江西不沉卻好，若沉了時節，正是‘泥菩薩落水，自身難保’，還保得別人？”

示例 丁玲《太陽照在桑乾河上》：“哥哥說：‘泥菩薩過江，~’，送回去也好。”

歇後語：稻草人放火

英文解釋

risk one's head；be unable even to fend for oneself；can hardly survive；cannot even be sure of one's own safety

例句

泥菩薩過河，自身難保。

A clay idol fording a river is hardly able to save itself.

不要向自身難保的人取經。

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

一旦自身難保，他就公布錄音。

To have it released if anything happens to him.

你都自身難保，為何還要救我？

You can't even protect yourself why should you save me?

每個人現在都自身難保，非常簡單。

Each one of us saves his own skin. It's that simple.