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.?!
「足挫いてて歩けないだろ?」「いえっ、平気です!匍匐前進だったら進めます!」
"You've sprained your ankle and can't walk can you?" "No, I'm fine! I can move forward at a crawl!"