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Western stars and their Chinese nicknames

Updated: 2015-02-04 11:01
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Western stars and their Chinese nicknames

Singer Jennifer Lopez arrives at the People Magazine Awards in Beverly Hills, California December 18, 2014.[Photo/Agencies]

Jennifer Lopez

: Lord of Butt

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez is often referred to as the "Lord of Butt", or 萝霸 (luo ba), in Hong Kong and China.

Aside from the obvious reference to J. Lo's shapely behind, which she flaunted bare in her music video for Booty, the term is also somewhat of a pun, as "luo ba" sounds very similar to how "Lopez" is translated and pronounced in Chinese, "Luo pei zi".

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