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| Processed by: | richwarm (2019-08-24 22:19:14 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 61704 - submitted by 'kevinmaynard' >> zdic: ◎ 巡更 xúngēng [keep night watch] 夜间巡逻, 打更 -------------------------- 1. 從前負責守衛的人，在夜間擊柝鳴鑼報時、往來查看，稱為「巡更」。 2. 唐．王建．贈郭將軍詩：「承恩新拜上將軍，當直巡更近五雲。」 =================== Editor: I don't think "keep the night watch" is a good term to use. It suggests staying in one place (like a sentry) rather than patrolling. night watch : a period at night during which a person or group of people is stationed to look out for danger or trouble. ‘That night he and I stood a night watch together.’ https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/night_watch |
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# 巡更 巡更 [xun2 geng1] /to patrol at night/to keep the night-watch/ # # Editor: + 巡更 巡更 [xun2 geng1] /to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs/ |