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False spiritedness

假神 〔假神〕jiǎ shén

False signs of vitality suddenly appearing in patients suffering from enduring and severe illness. Such signs, which include sudden garrulousness, improvement in appetite and facial complexion, are the last radiance of the setting sun or the last flicker of the candle, boding imminent death.

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