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 asleep. 乖兒子 kuai$1$ eur$2$ tzŭ, an obedient boy, meaning derived from the above mentioned phrase 乖乖 kuai$1$ kuai$1$, "be quiet!" 哄人的精 hung$3$ jen$2$ ti ching$1$, the word hung$3$ which means commonly to deceive, but its original meaning is to cajole, to flatter, to charm. The word ching$1$ means essence, semen; the whole phrase could be translated: the essence, the flower of those who charm people.

TRANSLATION

My flower is sleeping ― my flower has fallen asleep ― my flower is resting ― my flower is a quiet son ― my flower is the flower of those who charm people.

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