戌时发动进攻
“launch the attack at Xu hour.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
戌时发动进攻
“launch the attack at Xu hour.”
攻打极乐宫
“Count us in for the attack on”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Historical Chinese divided the day into 12 two-hour intervals named after the Earthly Branches, with 'Xu shi' representing the early evening.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
launch an attack / offensive
A standard formal collocation for initiating a military assault or competitive push.
the hour of the Dog (7:00 PM to 9:00 PM)
A traditional Chinese two-hour time segment commonly encountered in historical fiction and period dramas.