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OwainLW

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Q: Funny nicknames Chinese people use for foreign celebrities/famous people?

I recently found out that Kim Jong-un was colloquially known as "三胖" here (third fatty?) seeing as his grandfather and father were both slightly portly...although come to think of it whenever I envinsion Kim Jong-il I my mind always conjures up an image of a decripid, frail old man. Ah well. What others have you come across?

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99Silva

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Ronald Mcdonald is actually known here as the clown....and The Colonel at KFC is known as white Grandfather.....

Bruce lee's nickname use to be little dragon....T T

Traveler:

Australia's Prime Minister is like Ronald McDonald - a red-haired clown.

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There are cookies, bookies and too many rookies for me to sit here trying to be a hooky! Looky Looky don't call me a wooky. Touchy Touchy Feely Feely Spicy Spicy Nicey Nicey & that's what the doctor Ordered!!

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I've heard Chinese people call Bill Gates "Beer Gets" or something similar sounding.

Scandinavian:

Poor dictation hardly qualifies as "funny nickname". Would be great if Bill would get beers though.

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I like that Walt from Breaking Bad is called 老白

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I once heard Kevin Rudd (Australia's former Prime Minister) referred to on CCTV-9 as a "kangaroo murderer," because he approved the culling of kangaroos in Australia (they're a huge pest).

It was the day after he released a defence white paper naming China as Australia's greatest military threat (2009).

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http://www.realclearlife.com/daily-brief/frank-sinatra-banned-kennedy-white-house/

Damn, Frank SInatra was boning JFK's sister, lucky bastard.

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