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打更
dǎgēng
Description
以前晚上没有钟表，就有人在街上打更，敲着东西告诉大家现在几点。
In the past, without clocks at night, someone would patrol the streets beating a drum to tell everyone the time.
Meanings
打更dǎgēng
to sound the night watches on patrol
老人晚上在村里打更，保护大家的安全。
The elderly man patrols the village at night to keep everyone safe.
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Notes
- Etymology
打 (to strike) + 更 (night-watch period); watchmen struck a clapper each watch.
- Nuance
refers to the old custom of patrolling at night and announcing the time.
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