ほふくぜんしん

匍匐前進

N3Noun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
crawling forward (on one's stomach)

Example Sentences

我々は敵軍に向かってほふく前進した。

We crept toward the enemy.

ほふく前進はもっと素早くゴキブリのように這え!

Crawl forward is done much more agilely - scuttle like a cockroach!

日本のどこに体育でほふく前進やらせる学校があるんだよ。

Where in all Japan is there a school that has 'advance at the crawl' in P.E.?!

(あし)挫いてて歩けないだろ?」「いえっ、平気です!匍匐前進(すすむ)だったら(すすむ)めます!」

"You've sprained your ankle and can't walk can you?" "No, I'm fine! I can move forward at a crawl!"