昨夜的酉时末
“late You hour last night.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
应该是
“It should be”
昨夜的酉时末
“late You hour last night.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional China divided the 24-hour day into twelve two-hour periods named after Earthly Branches; You Hour corresponds to 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the end of the Rooster hour (around 7:00 PM in traditional Chinese timekeeping)
Used in historical dramas and traditional contexts to specify time according to the twelve Earthly Branches.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Where were you during the You hour?”
“During the late Xu hour last night,”
“the night before last, you were at Mingguang Temple”
“It's late at night.”
“Last night we were under orders. Today we're under orders too.”
“track of time.”