退潮
teoi3 ciu4tuì cháo
English
- (of a tide) to ebb or go out
- low tides; sea level to fall ----
- figuratively, retreat in a trend
粵語 — Cantonese
- (發生)海洋水位每日同每月週期下降嘅情況,一般指由太陽月亮引力導致嘅變化
- 引申指潮流、時勢嘅倒退
Examples
民主退潮
democracy in retreat
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk