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	When a nursing infant grows well with lots of fat rolls, one does not call the infant the common words for "fat" such as puii`ee or [[toaxkhof]]`ee. Taiwanese has this special word "harnglefng" for "baby fat." If you say that about a baby, the mother will be very delighted to receive the complement.		When a nursing infant grows well with lots of fat rolls, one does not call the infant the common words for "fat" such as puii`ee or [[toaxkhof]]`ee. Taiwanese has this special word "harnglefng" for "baby fat." If you say that about a baby, the mother will be very delighted to receive the complement.