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鼍更
tuó​gēng

to beat the watches

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鼍更 鼉更 tuó​gēng
to beat the watches
to beat the night watches with drums (traditionally made of alligator skin); the term derives from the belief that the alligator’s nocturnal roar corresponds to the timing of the night watches