不倒翁
bók-dō̤-ŭng1.(literal) roly-poly toy a toy that rights itself when pushed over
2.(figurative) political survivor; irrepressible
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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wiktionary.org/wiki/不倒翁. Mandarin: bùdǎowēng.
Related words
- 不啻bók-siê
不啻 bók-siê
- 1. (chiefly for emphasis) to be no less than; to exceed
- 2. to be no more than
- 3. to be no different from; to be tantamount to
- 4. not only
- 不測bók-cháik
不測 bók-cháik
- 1. (attributive) unexpected; unpredictable
- 2. something unexpected; sth unpredictable
- 3. accident; incident; mishap
- 不老bók-lō̤
不老 bók-lō̤
eternal youth; immortality
- 不過bók-guó
不過 bók-guó
- 1. only; merely
- 2. extremely
- 3. however; but
- 4. to not exceed
- 倒彈dó̤-dàng
倒彈 dó̤-dàng
to reflect light
- 倒手dō̤-chiū
倒手 dō̤-chiū
- 1. to shift from one hand to another
- 2. (of merchandise) to change hands
- 3. left hand
- 倒泅dō̤-sièu
倒泅 dō̤-sièu
backstroke a swimming stroke swum on one's back
- 倒灶dō̤-cáu
倒灶 dō̤-cáu
- 1. to collapse; to fall; to decline (in status or wealth)
- 2. unlucky; out of luck
- 3. (derogatory) spendthrift especially female