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巡更

Mandarin · pinyin xún gēng

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

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巡: xún · patrol, go on circuit, cruise
更: gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter

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2–1 · xun2 geng1

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ceon4 gaang1

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verb

(dated or Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min) to do the rounds at night

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