Retrograde, a Chinese word, pronounced n ì x í ng, means moving in the opposite direction to the specified direction.
Travel in the opposite direction to the specified direction.
"Under Mencius Teng Wengong": "When Yao was there, the water ran against him and flooded China."
The Chronicle of the Historian · Filial Piety Scenery: "The comet came out of the northeast. In autumn, the rain and hail on Hengshan Mountain were five inches in size and two feet in depth. The fireflies were retrograde and guarded the northern stars."
"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Yang Zhen": "When people hear the news, they are afraid. When they meet the Taishi, the stars will turn into retrograde, so they will be shocked together." [1]
