鼍更
tuó​gēng

to beat the watches

  • created sense approved 鼍更/鼉更 · tuó​gēng · to beat the watches — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    鼍 (literal) → 鼍/鼉 · tuó · Chinese alligator 更 (literal) → 更 · gēng · night watch

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