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不倒翁

bat1 dou2 jung1

bu4 dao3 weng1

tumbler; roly-poly

Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

不倒翁

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
倒 dou2 dou3 dao3 dao4 - fall over; pour out; turn upside down
翁 jung1 weng1 - old man

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