幽默 yōu mò (loanword) humor / humorous syn 风趣 風趣 fēng qù charm / humor / wit / humorous / witty syn 绰号 綽號 chuò hào nickname syn 外号 外號 wài hào nickname syn 碉堡 diāo bǎo (military) pillbox / blockhouse / humorous way of writing 屌爆[diao3bao4] syn 母鸡 母雞 mǔ jī hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) syn 哭鼻子 kū bí zi to snivel (usually humorous) syn 诙谐 詼諧 huī xié humorous / jocular / zany syn 鸟巢 鳥巢 niǎo cháo bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium syn 打油诗 打油詩 dǎ yóu shī humorous poem / limerick 太岁 太歲 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 syn 飞虎队 飛虎隊 fēi hǔ duì Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two / Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit 阿斗 ā 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 syn 小贝 小貝 xiǎo bèi "Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆[Bei4 ke4 han4 mu3]) 昵称 暱稱 nì chēng nickname / diminutive / term of endearment / to nickname 恶搞 惡搞 è gǎo spoof (web-based genre in PRC, acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc) 巴萨 巴薩 bā sà Barca (nickname for FC Barcelona) / Baza (town in Grenada, Spain) 羊城 yáng chéng Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1] 阿扁 ā 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[Cheng2du1] 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 獅城 shī chéng the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1] 赌城 賭城 dǔ chéng casino town / nickname for Las Vegas 开光 開光 kāi guāng eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy) 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 花魁 huā kuí the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan syn 风城 風城 fēng chéng the Windy City, nickname for Chicago 芝加哥[Zhi1jia1ge1], Wellington, New Zealand 惠靈頓|惠灵顿[Hui4ling2dun4] and Hsinchu, Taiwan 新竹[Xin1zhu2] 花名 huā míng name of a person on the household register (old) / name on a roster / professional name of a prostitute / pseudonym / nickname 黑旋风 黑旋風 hēi xuàn fēng Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[Li3 Kui2], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion 谐 諧 xié (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) humorous / (literary) to reach agreement 诨 諢 hùn jest / nickname 谐谑 諧謔 xié xuè banter / humorous repartee syn 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 诙 詼 huī whimsical / humorous syn 老佛爷 老佛爺 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] syn 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 人间天堂 人間天堂 rén jiān tiān táng heaven on Earth / nickname for the city Suzhou 恶搞文化 惡搞文化 è gǎo wén huà spoofing culture (Web-based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc) 谐谈 諧談 xié tán joking / humorous talk 笑点 笑點 xiào diǎn funny bits / humorous parts / jokes / punchline 捉急 zhuō jí humorous pronunciation of 著急|着急[zhao2 ji2] 烘焙鸡 烘焙雞 hōng bèi jī homepage (loanword) (humorous) 孔方兄 kǒng fāng xiōng (coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle) 段子手 duàn zi shǒu sb who crafts and delivers witty, humorous or satirical short stories, jokes or punchlines / a wit / a humorist 约吗 約嗎 yuē ma (neologism c. 2014) (slang) Are you interested? (originally an invitation for casual sex, later generalized as a playful or humorous invitation for any activity) 俳谐 俳諧 pái xié (literary) humorous / facetious 天条 天條 tiān tiáo heavenly decree / divine commandment / (fig.) unbreakable taboo / absolute edict (often humorous or sarcastic) / prohibition decrees of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国[Tai4 ping2 Tian1 guo2] syn 小登 xiǎo dēng (slang) youngster / kid (humorous or self-deprecating neologism derived from 老登[lao3 deng1], established since c. 2022) 懒癌 懶癌 lǎn ái (humorous) extreme laziness / (coll.) indolent cancer (esp. thyroid cancer) 豌豆赵 豌豆趙 wān dòu zhào "Pea Zhao" (person nickname, pea gruel seller) 官老爷 官老爺 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 暱稱 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 混名 hùn míng nickname 混号 混號 hùn hào nickname 浑号 渾號 hún hào nickname 红魔鬼 紅魔鬼 hóng mó guǐ Red Devils, nickname of Manchester United Football Club 飞将军 飛將軍 fēi jiāng jūn nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李廣|李广[Li3 Guang3] syn 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 syn 习大大 習大大 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] C罗 C羅 C luó nickname of Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo 火星哥 huǒ xīng gē nickname of American singer Bruno Mars 鸟叔 鳥叔 niǎo shū nickname of Korean singer PSY 天龙国 天龍國 tiān lóng guó (Tw) (slang) nickname for Taipei (implying that the residents are privileged, having access to abundant resources) 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 光頭強 guāng tóu qiáng Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character) / nickname for bald people 海星机场 海星機場 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 叼盤 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 川建國 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 胡叼盤 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 貝嫂 bèi sǎo nickname for Victoria Beckham 龙人 龍人 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 绰名 綽名 chuò míng nickname 