巡 更

xún gēngdictionary entry

to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs

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Original source entry:

巡更巡更 [xun2 geng1] /to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs/

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巡
xún
to patrol / to make one's rounds / classifier for rounds of drinks
更
gēng
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
gèng
more / even more / further / still / still more

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