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儿怜兽扰 is pronounced ér lián shòu rǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 儿怜兽扰 means “cherish children, tame beasts”. It is used to mean “to treat with the utmost care and affection, like a cherished child, while also guiding and managing them with a firm hand, like taming a wild beast; to combine tenderness with firm guidance”.
怜:宠爱,爱惜;扰:驯养。像对小孩一样加以爱抚,对野兽一样加以驯养