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Some Chinese nicknames for Rockets players, plus their huge following in China

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Munir Ming, Dec 30, 2009.

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  1. J.Will.Xu

    J.Will.Xu Member

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    Wrong thread buddy. very wrong.
     
    #81 J.Will.Xu, Dec 30, 2009
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    we call Landry 'LanLan' because of 'Asakawa Ran' -- the popular Japanese AV Star. :grin: :grin:
     
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  3. PeterKingX

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    Anyone who really love basketball won't lose the passion to watch this Rockets for their tough and hard working spirit.
     
    #83 PeterKingX, Dec 30, 2009
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    Francis ：Franchise Fu lao da （means he is the leader of the team)
    Garnett :king-wolf; KG
    Dwight: superman
     
    #84 Yuancheng, Dec 30, 2009
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    StreetFighter
     
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    I thought Howard was magic beast? Mo sho? Magic = Mo and sho = beast?

    Don't flame me if i am wrong Chinese is my kind of my 5th language that i am half assing along with French and Italian haha...
     
    #86 YaoMac09, Dec 30, 2009
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    Mo shu means magic?
     
    #87 alex09xu, Dec 30, 2009
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    Dikembe Mutombo

    We Chinese respectfully call him Uncle Mu because of his "old age".
     
    #88 achilles005, Dec 30, 2009
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    Does Mo by itself mean magical?
     
    #89 YaoMac09, Dec 30, 2009
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    Actually, Mo(Chinese character : 魔)itself mean magical(有魔力的)

    However, in this case, the "Mo" in D Howard's Chinese nickname(Mo Shou,Chinese: 魔兽) may be better refers to "evil"(恶魔的) or "demon"(魔鬼)

    You see,many "魔" characters :)
     
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  11. YaoMac09

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    Hahahah Dwight is evil indeed :grin:
     
    #91 YaoMac09, Dec 31, 2009
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    I thought Howard was Devil.(Mo shou in chinese)

    Mo = Devil , Shou = Beast .

    It is hard to describe it.
     
    #92 rocky023, Dec 31, 2009
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    are there really a lot of yao haters in china? i wouldn't have expected that
     
    #93 trueroxfan, Dec 31, 2009
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    To summarize:

    Little Black Bean = AB

    Four-karat Diamond = Scola

    Little Tank = Lowry

    God Bird = Landry

    Kongfu Master = Wafer


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    Awesome.

    Would have been fun to guess whose nicknames linked to who.
    I wonder if we would have guessed. They all seem to fit very well.
     
    #94 LewLLOYD, Dec 31, 2009
  15. rocky023

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    And another nickname for AB = Core bu.

    Because it is very important for Rockets.
     
    #95 rocky023, Dec 31, 2009
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    Dampier is King Dam,cause He ever said that he is the most powerful C after O'neal.
    Dirk Nowitzki called "Driver" cause the "zKi" means Driver in Chinese.
    Ariza called "Ironza" cause he alway like a blacksmith "Dang,Dang,Dang..."

    Landry called LanLan cause there is a super Japn pron star named "RanRan"
     
    #96 java, Dec 31, 2009
  17. yuisakata

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    That's probably because many of those Chinese nicknames are synonyms, acronyms, puns, etc, unless you really know Chinese, it's hard for non-Chinese speakers to grasp.



    And great analysis of the history btw. As a person that grew up in China, I think that's the key to understanding China and the Chinese.
     
    #97 yuisakata, Dec 31, 2009
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    I've always thought the Great Wall Bill was talkin about is the gameplay, as in, someone drives in the lane, then hits a wall that cannot be moved that is Yao Ming.
     
    #98 yuisakata, Dec 31, 2009
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    That dude's translation is actually a little bit off. Landry should be the "great bald rooster."
     
    #99 yuisakata, Dec 31, 2009
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    In Chinese it sounds completely neutral, cute and loveable.
     
    #100 yuisakata, Dec 31, 2009
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