昨夜戌时末
“During the late Xu hour last night,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“dragging something heavy in the Repentance Room.”
昨夜 戌时末
“During the late Xu hour last night,”
白芷声称
“Bai Zhi claims”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Ancient China divided the 24-hour day into twelve 2-hour segments named after the Earthly Branches, where 'Xu hour' corresponds to 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
last night
A formal and literary way to say 'last night', common in historical dramas and formal written records instead of spoken '昨天晚上'.
the hour of the Dog (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
One of the twelve two-hour periods in the traditional Chinese timekeeping system (earthly branches).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Where were you during the You hour?”
“late You hour last night.”
“Near the end of the Xu hour.”
“the night before last, you were at Mingguang Temple”
“Time of death was the early Xu hour, the night before last.”
“The time has come.”