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更次
gēng​cì

night watch

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
更次 gēng​cì
night watch
the duration of one of the five two-hour periods used to tell time at night in ancient China
to take turns
(literary) to take turns; to rotate or shift by turns

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 轮班 lún​bān

Referenced by

  • 更漏 gēng​lòu
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