Definition

1. Noun:
   • Night watch drum: A drum historically beaten to mark the watches (periods) of the night, serving as a timekeeping and security signal in pre-modern times.
   • Night watch (period): By extension, refers to the period of time corresponding to one of these traditional night watches.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tiếng trống canh vang lên trong đêm yên tĩnh. (The sound of the night watch drum echoed in the quiet night.)
  • Ông ấy thức đến tận trống canh ba. (He stayed awake until the third night watch.)

Advanced Usage

• The night was traditionally divided into five (watches). specifically announces these divisions.
  • Trống canh điểm đánh dấu sự chuyển giao giữa các canh. (The night watch drum's beat marks the transition between watches.)

Variants and Related Words

• Canh (n): A watch (a period, approximately two hours, of the night).
  • Canh ba thường là khoảng thời gian khuya nhất. (The third watch is usually the deepest part of the night.)

Synonyms

• Night watch: A period of vigil at night.
• Drumbeat of the watch: A signal drum marking the night hours.

Related Idioms

• Điểm trống canh: To mark the watches by beating the drum; often used metaphorically to indicate the passage of late-night hours.
  • Công việc kéo dài suốt mấy điểm trống canh. (The work lasted through several beats of the night watch drum.)

noun

1. night watch