gēng​fū

night watchman

  • created reference approved 更夫 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    更夫 gēng​fū

    个 / 個 gè

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  • created reference approved 更夫 → 更卒 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    更卒 gēng​zú

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  • created sense approved 更夫 · gēng​fū · night watchman — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    gēng​fū

    night watchman

    A person who patrolled the streets at night in former times to announce the time and watch for fire or thieves; sometimes also called [[更卒|更卒|geng1 zu2]]

    更 (literal) → 更 · gēng · night watch 夫 (bound) → 夫 · fū · manual worker

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