泥菩萨 过江 -- 自身 难保 。
A clay Buddha crossing a stream- hardly able to save itself.
A：王经理，听说年底公司要裁员，您可得帮帮我啊！
B：哎，我也是泥菩萨过江——自身难保啊！
A: Manager Wang, I heard that the company’s planning a downsizing, please help me not to be fired!
B: A clay Buddha crossing a stream- hardly able to save itself. I can’t even help myself not being fired!
A clay Buddha may be decomposed in water, so it is not able to save itself. Such a two-part allegorical saying acts as a metaphor, which means that someone can’t even help himself/herself, not mention to help others.
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