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更 (gang1) — a watch period (one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided starting at 7pm) in Cantonese

gangˉ¹更
Mandarin Pinyin: geng1

Meaning of 更

nouna watch period (one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided starting at 7pm)
nounexperience
nounchange; replace; alter
noundaily shift; shift duty; night duty
nounshift (duty)

Example Sentences with 更

被你這樣咄咄逼人地追問，他就更慌了！
With your forceful interrogation, he became even more nervous.
這樣做豈不更實際些？
Wouldn't that be more practical?
zauˊ²酒japˍ₆入sauˎ₄愁coengˎ₄腸，，愁sauˎ₄更gang˗₃愁！
Idiom: Alcohol cannot cure our pain and sadness.
有一部分更加係設有獨立冷氣
In addition, some [apartments] have their own air conditioner.
jiˍ₆異hoengˉ¹鄉jyutˍ₆月gang˗₃更jyunˎ₄圓
The moon seems fuller in a foreign land.
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Words Containing 更

五更ng5 gaang1
the five watches (period) of the night; the fifth watch of the night; just before dawn
捱更抵夜ngaai4 gaang1 dai2 ye6
go to bed late and get up early
最後更新zeoi3 hau6 gang1 san1
latest update; most recent update
自力更生zi6 lik6 gang1 saang1
self-reliant; regeneration through one's own effort
傻更更so4 gang1 gang1
stupid; silly; not very clever [華]: 傻兮兮
更換gang1 wun6
replace
更新gang1 san1
to update; to renew; to renovate; (n) updating; restoration; regeneration; renewal
更好gang3 hou2
better; so much the better; all the better
更夫gaang1 fu1
night watchman
更正gang1 zing3
(v) to make corrections; to amend; (n) correction; amendment
更壞gang3 waai6
worse
觀念更新gun1 nim6 gang1 san1
the renewal of thinking

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