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打更
 
En
dǎ gēng
  • to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)

打更 dǎ gēng

打更
1 旧时把一夜分做五更,每到一更,巡夜者敲锣击梆以报时,称为「打更」。如:「北方有些城市仍然保有打更的传统,从晚上八时起至隔日清晨四时止。」

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