死亡时间大约是前夜戌时初
“Time of death was the early Xu hour, the night before last.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
割去了舌头
“and her tongue cut out.”
死亡时间 大约 是 前夜 戌时初
“Time of death was the early Xu hour, the night before last.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional China divided the 24-hour day into twelve two-hour periods named after the Earthly Branches, with Xu hour spanning roughly 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
time of death
Standard forensic term used in medical and criminal contexts.
the beginning of the Xu hour (roughly 7:00 PM)
Historical Chinese double-hour system used to specify traditional time intervals.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Time of death? About an hour ago.”
“as the most opportune time for Liu Shijiang to die.”
“Near the end of the Xu hour.”
“she has been dead for fourteen hours.”
“his time will be up.”
“Nickname Wa Zai. He was also an influencer. Time of death within the last ten hours.”