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Meaning of 更夫

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gēng
night watchman (in former times)
Example Sentences
1
I can see through my open window the watchman walking up and down.
2
Are they civil servants, who shouted to notice people that the weather is day and be careful in candle and fire?
3
I wish I were a watchman walking the streets all night, chasing the shadows with my lantern.
4
It is then that the cock first crows, not this time to announce the dawn, but like a cheerful watchman speeding the course of night.
5
It is then that the cock first crows, not this time to announce the dawn, but like a cheerful watchman speeding the course of night.