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昵称 nì chēng nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname
外号 wài hào nickname
绰号 chuò hào nickname
花名 huā míng name of a person on the household register (old) / name on a roster / professional name of a prostitute / pseudonym / nickname
诨 hùn jest / nickname
混名 hùn míng nickname
混号 hùn hào nickname
浑号 hún hào nickname
小贝 Xiǎo bèi "Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆[Bei4 ke4 han4 mu3])
羊城 Yáng chéng Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1]
阿扁 A1 biǎn A-bian, nickname of Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3]
蓉城 Róng chéng nickname for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
太岁 Tài suì Tai Sui, God of the year / archaic name for the planet Jupiter 木星[Mu4 xing1] / nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area
包公 Bāo gōng Lord Bao or Judge Bao, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
狮城 Shī chéng Lion city, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
赌城 dǔ chéng casino town / nickname for Las Vegas
包青天 bāo qīng tiān Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
鸟巢 niǎo cháo bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
阿斗 A1 dǒu A-dou, nickname of Liu Shan 劉禪|刘禅[Liu2 Shan4] (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 / (fig.) weak and inept person
花魁 huā kuí the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan
风城 Fēng chéng The Windy City, nickname for Chicago 芝加哥[Zhi1 jia1 ge1], Wellington, New Zealand 惠靈頓|惠灵顿[Hui4 ling2 dun4] and Hsinchu, Taiwan 新竹[Xin1 zhu2]
飞虎队 fēi hǔ duì Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two / Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit
黑旋风 Hēi Xuàn fēng Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[Li3 Kui2], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion
水立方 shuǐ lì fāng Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
人间天堂 rén jiān tiān táng heaven on Earth / nickname for the city Suzhou
老佛爷 Lǎo fó yé title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father / nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]
卡秋莎 Kǎ qiū shā Katyusha (name) / name of a Russian wartime song / nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII / also written 喀秋莎
豌豆赵 wān dòu zhào "Pea Zhao" (person nickname, pea gruel seller)
官老爷 guān lǎo ye nickname for official
小赤壁 Xiǎo chì bì Little Red Cliff, nickname of Bitan 碧潭[Bi4 tan2], Xindian, Taibei county, Taiwan
暱称 nì chēng a version of 昵称|昵稱, nickname / diminutive / term of endearment
海青天 Hǎi qīng tiān popular nickname of Hai Rui 海瑞[Hai3 Rui4] (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity
红魔鬼 Hóng Mó guǐ Red Devils, nickname of Manchester United Football Club
谐称 xié chēng humorous nickname
飞将军 Fēi jiāng jūn nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李廣|李广[Li3 Guang3]
喀秋莎 Kā qiū shā Katyusha (name) / name of a Russian wartime song / nickname of a rocket launcher used by the Red Army in WWII
习大大 Xí dà dà Papa Xi, nickname for Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平[Xi2 Jin4 ping2]
柯P Kē P Professor Ko, nickname for Ko Wen-je 柯文哲[Ke1 Wen2 zhe2]
鸟叔 Niǎo shū nickname of Korean singer PSY
C罗 C Luó nickname of Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo
火星哥 Huǒ xīng Gē nickname of American singer Bruno Mars
彭麻麻 Péng má má Mommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛|彭丽媛[Peng2 Li4 yuan2]
魔都 Mó dū Modu, nickname for Shanghai
光头强 Guāng tóu qiáng Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character) / nickname for bald people
海星机场 hǎi xīng jī chǎng nickname of Beijing Daxing International Airport 北京大興國際機場|北京大兴国际机场[Bei3 jing1 Da4 xing1 Guo2 ji4 Ji1 chang3], whose terminal building looks like a giant alien starfish
天眼 Tiān yǎn nickname of the FAST radio telescope (in Guizhou)
叼盘 diāo pán (of a dog) to hold a frisbee in its mouth / (fig.) derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[Hu2 Xi1 jin4] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times"
川建国 Chuān Jiàn guó nickname for US President Trump 川普[Chuan1 pu3], implying that he benefitted China (hence 建國|建国[jian4 guo2]) by doing a poor job of leading the US
胡叼盘 Hú Diāo pán derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[Hu2 Xi1 jin4] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times"
贝嫂 Bèi sǎo nickname for Victoria Beckham
龙人 Lóng rén Dragon Man, the nickname of the individual whose fossilized cranium was discovered in Heilongjiang in 1933, thought to be a Denisovan 丹尼索瓦人[Dan1 ni2 suo3 wa3 ren2] or a new species of extinct human, Homo longi
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