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更夫

更夫 gēng fū night watchman (in former times)
更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
更 gèng more / even more / further / still / still more
 夫 fū husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)
 夫 fú (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
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