不倒翁

bùdǎowēng
roly-poly toy

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) political survivor; irrepressible
  2. (literal) roly-poly toy (a toy that rights itself when pushed over)
  3. political survivor; irrepressible
  4. roly-poly toy (a toy that rights itself when pushed over)

Wiktionary

  1. 一種人形玩具，依重心作用，常能豎立不倒。
  2. 比喻善於趨避，不容易失敗的人。如：「這位候選人在政壇上，盡管歷經風雨，仍然保有一席之地，堪稱為政壇的不倒翁。」也作「搬不倒兒」、「扳不倒兒」、「捕醉仙」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 不倒 bùdǎo
  1. (literary) to be unable to be knocked down
  2. (literary) to not stop; to not cease; to be continuous
  3. to be unable to be knocked down
  4. to not stop; to not cease; to be continuous
2 翁 wēng
  1. elderly man
  2. father
  3. father-in-law
  4. neck feathers of a bird (old)

Related entries

扳不倒兒 bānbùdǎor (dialect) roly-poly toy