不倒

Chinese
not; no
 
upset; turn over; to tip
upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt
simp. and trad.
(不倒)		 不 倒

Pronunciation

Verb

不倒

  1. (literary) to be unable to be knocked down
  2. (literary) to not stop; to not cease; to be continuous

Synonyms
  • (to not stop):

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
不 倒
ふ
Grade: 4		 とう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

By surface analysis, 不 (fu, “can not, un-”) +‎ 倒 (tō, “knock down, defeat”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ふとー [fùtóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝto̞ː]

Noun

不(ふ)倒(とう) • (futō) 

  1. unbeatability, undefeatability
  2. inability to be knocked down

Usage notes
  • Also used adjectivally using の (no).

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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