倒退攄

Chinese
 
to fall back; to go backwards; to regress
to fall back; to go backwards; to regress; to retreat
 set forth; to spread
trad. (倒退攄) 倒退 攄
simp. (倒退摅) 倒退 摅
alternative forms 倒退嚕／倒退噜

Etymology
"spanner crab"
From the fact that spanner crabs use their hind legs to bury themselves backwards into the sand.

Pronunciation

Verb

倒退攄

  1. (Hokkien) to move backwards

Noun

倒退攄

  1. (Hokkien) spanner crab (Ranina ranina)
    Synonyms: 旭蟹, 老虎蟹 (lǎohǔxiè)
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