# 不倒翁
## Chinese

* 不倒翁

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bùdǎowēng
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄨㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bat$^1$ dou$^2$ jung$^1$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): bud$^5$ dau$^3$ vung$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): bók-dō̤-ŭng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): put-tó-ong
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bug$^4$ dao$^2$ ong$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$peq-tau-on
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bu$^6$ dau$^3$ ngong$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bùdǎowēng
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bùdǎowong
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^4$-tao$^3$-wêng$^1$
*** Yale: bù-dǎu-wēng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: budaoueng
*** Palladius: будаовэн (budaovɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wəŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bat$^1$ dou$^2$ jung$^1$
*** Yale: bāt dóu yūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bat$^7$ dou$^2$ jung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bed$^1$ dou$^2$ yung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɐt̚⁵ tou̯³⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: bud$^5$ dau$^3$ vung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /put̚¹ tau³¹ ʋʊŋ⁴⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bók-dō̤-ŭng
*** Sinological IPA : /puʔ²⁴⁻²¹ to³³⁻²¹ uŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: put-tó-ong
*** Tâi-lô: put-tó-ong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: putdoyofng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /put̚³²⁻⁴ to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bug$^4$ dao$^2$ ong$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: puk táu ong
*** Sinological IPA : /puk̚²⁻⁴ tau⁵²⁻³⁵ oŋ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$peq-tau-on
*** MiniDict: peh$^入$ tau on
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$peq-tau-on
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pəʔ³³ tɔ⁵⁵ oŋ²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: bu$^6$ dau$^3$ ngong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pu²⁴ tɒu̯⁴¹ ŋʊŋ³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /pu²⁴ tɒu̯⁴¹ ŋən³³/

### Noun

不倒翁
* (literal) roly-poly toy (a toy that rights itself when pushed over)
* (figurative) political survivor; irrepressible

#### Synonyms

* (roly-poly toy):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 不倒翁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 不倒翁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 扳不倒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 扳不倒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 扳不倒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 扳不倒, 扳扳倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒, 扳扳倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒, 扳扳倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 扳扳倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 扳扳倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 扳扳倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒, 扳扳倒兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 邦邦倒兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 扳扳倒兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 扳不倒兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 扳不倒兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 扳不倒兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 不倒翁, 扳扳倒兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 拔不倒子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 扳扳倒兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 扳不倒兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 扳不倒兒, 不倒翁 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 不倒翁兒, 扳不倒兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 扳不倒子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 不倒翁, 扳不倒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 扳扳倒兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 扳不倒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 扳不倒兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒, 扳扳倒兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 不倒翁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 不倒翁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 不倒翁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 不倒翁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 不倒翁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 不倒翁, 扳不倒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒, 扳不倒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 扳不倒兒, 不倒翁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 不倒翁, 扳不倒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 不倒翁 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 不倒翁 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 不倒公, 不倒翁, 扳不倒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 不倒翁 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 不倒翁 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Jimsar | 扳不倒兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 不倒翁, 扳不倒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 不倒翁, 扳不倒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 扳不倒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 扳不倒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 不倒翁, 扳不倒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 不倒翁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 不倒翁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 不倒翁, 扳不倒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 不倒翁, 扳不倒子, 扳別倒子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 不倒翁, 扳扳倒, 扳不倒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 扳扳倒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 不倒翁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 不倒翁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 不倒翁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 扳不倒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 醉酒擰, 醉酒公仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 不倒翁 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 不倒翁 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 不倒翁 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 不倒翁 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 八倒翁 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿不倒 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿不倒 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿不倒 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿不倒 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿不倒 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿不倒 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 不倒翁 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 不倒翁 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 扳不倒兒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 不倒翁, 扳不倒 |
| Jin | Datong | 扳不倒兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 扳不倒兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 扳不倒 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 不倒翁 |
| Jin | Linhe | 不倒翁, 扳不倒 |
| Jin | Jining | 不倒翁 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 扳不倒 |
| Jin | Baotou | 不倒翁 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 不倒翁 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 不倒翁 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 扳不倒兒 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 不倒翁 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 不倒翁, 扳不倒兒 |
| Jin | Handan | 不倒翁 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 扳不倒兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 扳不倒兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 空不倒 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 不倒翁 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿不倒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿不倒, 阿不倒仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿不倒 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿不倒仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿不倒仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿不倒仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿不倒 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 阿不倒 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿不倒仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿不倒仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 阿不倒 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿不倒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 不倒翁 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 半暝醒公囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 不倒翁 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 不倒翁 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 勃勿倒, 不倒翁, 跌勿倒 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 不倒翁 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 勃勿倒 |
| Wu | Danyang | 弗倒翁 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 不倒翁, 跋不倒兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 不倒翁 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 打不倒兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 𨀤不倒兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 不倒翁 |