Nick Kapur ( Follow ) 、 @nick kapur A thread of Chinese internet nicknames for NBA players. China is crazy for the NBA, but official sources use boring phonetic transcriptions, failing to take advantage of Chinese characters having both sound and meaning. Chinese netizens have "improved" on these official names :04 PM-7 May 2018

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Translation of Chinese Explanation Nickname Chinese Team Player Nickname 大本钟(Da Ben Wallace's size and ability to defend Da means "big and Z is the first letter of his first name Direct translation of English nickname "King James" Ben Big Ben Chicago Wallace Zhong) Clevelandllgauskas Cleveland LeBron 小皇帝(Xiao Charlotte Dallas Denver Denver Zydrunas z(DaZ Big Z JamesHuang D Emeka Emperor King of the Meaning Okafor Dirk Nowitzki Zhan Che) Carmelo 猫王(Mao Wang) Cats 德国战车(D 甜瓜 an Gua) Melon 答案(Da An ) e Guo German Dirk's ability to roll on court like a racecar. And he is a player from Germany. Racecar Sweet The nickname Melo" resembles "Melon". "Sweet Melon" refers to Camelo 's sweet and cute appearance Allen Iverson Chauncy The Answer Direct translation of his English nickname 滑(Guang Hua) Smooth Direct translation of English nickname "Smooth" 面具人(Mian Ju Ren) Man in the Richard Hamilton Hamilton's habit of wearing a mask on court Detroit Tayshaun E(Xiao PrinceWang Zi) Prince Direct translation of his last name " Prince" Detroit 非洲大山(Fei 船长(Chuan 老猫(Lao Mao) 小飞侠(Xiao Fei 小飞鼠(Xia Dikembe Africa's Big Mutombo's ability to block shots. And he is a player from Africa Mutombo Zhou Da Shan) Mountain Elton Houston The Captain He's seen as the leader of the Clippers Clippers BrandZhang) Cuttino Old Cat Direct translation from English nickname' The Cat' LA Clippers Mobley Kobe Lakers Bryant Xia) nrng Bryants ability to jump Little Flying Mouse Damon o Fei For his speed and the ability to pass through opposing players Memphis Stoudemire Shu)

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