应该是戌时末
“Near the end of the Xu hour.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“- Were the lamps lit that night? - No. When did he come?”
应该是 戌时末
“Near the end of the Xu hour.”
（冯家杂货）
“FENG’S GROCERY”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, days were divided into twelve two-hour periods (shichen) named after the Earthly Branches, where 'Xu shi' corresponds to 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the end of the Xu hour (roughly 8:30 to 9:00 PM)
Refers to the latter half of the 11th two-hour period in the traditional Chinese 12-hour earthly branch timekeeping system.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“During the late Xu hour last night,”
“Time of death was the early Xu hour, the night before last.”
“Where were you during the You hour?”
“It should be finished by early September”
“The time has come.”
“What do we do now, wait for the third ke?”