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

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tò-thòe-lu / tò-thè-lu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tò-thòe-lu
    • Tâi-lô: tò-thuè-lu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doirtoealw
    • IPA (Taipei): /to¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ lu⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tò-thè-lu
    • Tâi-lô: tò-thè-lu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doirtealw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ lu⁴⁴/

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)