酉时末行至邀月关
“Reach the Yaoyue Pass by You hour,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们即刻出发
“we'll set out at once.”
酉时末行至 邀月关
“Reach the Yaoyue Pass by You hour,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese timekeeping divides the 24-hour day into twelve two-hour periods named after Earthly Branches, where 'You hour' corresponds to 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to march to; to arrive at via walking or travel
A literary and formal written or cinematic expression used to describe reaching a destination.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Near the end of the Xu hour.”
“During the late Xu hour last night,”
“late You hour last night.”
“Where were you during the You hour?”
“Please do not be late.”
“The time has come.”