Chapter 40 Section 3 Basis and Method of Nicknames

The basis for nicknames can be roughly divided into seven categories.Let's take the characters in "Water Margin" as an example and list them below: Song Jiang donated righteousness and donated money to help people in need. He was called "timely rain".When Shi Xiulu saw injustice, he drew his sword to help, regardless of his own interests, so he was called "Desperate Saburo".Pei Xuan was Kongmu, and he enforced the law badly, so he was called "Iron Face". Wu Yong is resourceful and predicts things like a god, so he is called "Wisdom".Gongsun Shengtong's spells and fine formations are known as "Dragon into the Clouds".

Zhang Qing was good at beating people with stones, and was called "Arrow Without Feather".Zhang Shun is deep in water, and is known as "Bai Tiao in the Waves".Jin Dajian was proficient in seal cutting and was known as "Jade Arm General". Qin Ming's nature is like a raging fire, and he is called "Thunderbolt".Mrs. Gu is fierce and ferocious, and is known as the "Mother Tiger" (tigers are the most ferocious when they are breastfeeding).Sun Erniang is fierce and easy to kill, so she is called "Hanyasha". Wang Ying has a short body and short legs, so he is called a "dwarf tiger".Yang Zhi has moles on his face, and he is called "the beast with blue face".Zhu Dian (Tong Tong) had a good beard and was called "beautiful man".

Cao Zheng was born as a butcher, known as the "wielding ghost".Zhang Heng used boat punting as a profession, and was called "boat fire".Wu Song became a walker and was called "walker". Li Kui has a dark face, is rude and strong, and is extremely brave. He is called "Black Whirlwind".Suo Chao has a violent temper and is skilled in bowing horses. He is known as the "vanguard". There are three methods of nicknames.Still taking the characters in "Water Margin" as an example, they are listed as follows: This category is the most common.Such as Jiyu, Jade Qilin, Flea on the Drum, Hunjiang Dragon, Two-headed Snake, Bing Yuchi, Beating the Eagle, and so on.

Shen Suanzi, Touching the Sky, Changshou Erlang, Shenxing Taibao, Leopard Head, Yizhangqing, etc. Big Sword Guan Sheng, Double Whip Hu Yanzhuo, Golden Gunner Xu Ning, Jiuzhilong Shijin (with nine dragons tattooed on his body), Zhensanshan Huangxin, Thunderbolt Lingzhen, Zibeard Bo Huangfuduan, etc. That's about it for nicknames.