( CNN ) During the Super Bowl halftime show , Chinese Internet users were abuzz about a woman called `` Fruit Sister . '' Sounds mysterious , but you already know who she is . `` Fruit Sister , '' or `` shui guo jie , '' is what people in China call Katy Perry -- referring to her tendency to wear fruit costumes and bring giant fruit with her on stage . In the past , the pop star has performed in sparkly watermelon-cup bras , sung while holding a large inflatable strawberry and even burst out of a giant banana . She 's also talked about growing and eating her own fruit , so it 's a pretty fair nickname . But `` Fruit Sister '' is n't the only Western celeb to get an interesting Chinese alias . Here are a few others and the stories behind them : . A popular nickname for Jennifer Lopez in Hong Kong and China is `` luo ba , '' which translates to `` Lord of Butt . '' It 's actually a bit of a pun . `` Luo ba '' sounds similar to how Chinese people transliterate J-Lo 's last name , `` Luo pei zi . '' Either way , it 's a fitting moniker for the superstar who revealed her bare behind in the music video for her song `` Booty . '' Benedict Cumberbatch is known as `` Curly Blessing , '' or `` juan fu . '' In Mandarin , `` juan '' means curly , referring to Cumberbatch 's curly hairstyle in his role as Sherlock Holmes . `` Fu '' means happiness , fortune , or blessing -- and it 's the first part of the Chinese name for Sherlock Holmes . Put those two together , and you get something like `` Curly Sherlock '' or , more poetically , `` Curly Blessing . '' Many Chinese dishes are n't just spicy . Thanks to a special peppercorn , Sichuan cuisine carries an extra kick and will actually numb your tongue . That 's why Chinese fans have nicknamed Nicki Minaj `` Numbing-Spicy Chicken , '' or `` ma la ji '' : She 's spicy hot ; she 'll stun your senses and leave you wanting more . Americans are n't the only ones who swoon over Adam Levine ; Chinese people call him `` Flirty Adam , '' or `` sao dang . '' `` His voice is very 'unique ' and kind of arousing , and his fans always refer to his numerous half naked photo shoots , which gives him the name , '' explains CNN 's Beijing intern Sherry Ju . But sao , the Chinese word for `` flirty , '' can also mean frivolous , silly or shallow . Mariah Carey 's popular Chinese nickname is `` Cow Sister , '' or `` niu jie . '' Here 's why : . There 's a crude but popular Chinese slang phrase , `` cow 's vagina '' or `` niubi , '' that means `` f***ing awesome . '' So `` Cow sister , '' despite the sound of it , is really a compliment , a nod to Carey 's incredible singing talent . Another explanation is that it refers to a 1992 episode of `` Sesame Street '' that featured a singing cow named Mariah Cowey . Chinese people call Ariana Grande `` little cow '' or `` xiao niu '' because her voice reminds them of Mariah Carey 's ( Cow Sister ) . As one Chinese Internet user says , watch Grande 's cover of Mariah Carey 's `` Emotions , '' and you 'll be tempted to agree . To get why Jennifer Lawrence is nicknamed `` Cousin , '' or `` biao jie , '' you 'll have to get Chinese humor . In the run-up to the 2011 Oscars , hundreds of Chinese Internet users made joke announcements about the results , all claiming they heard them from a `` cousin in the Academy . '' It was a playful dig at how some Chinese people are desperate to show they have powerful family members . But one Chinese Internet user upped the ante , boldly declaring that Lawrence was his cousin and that she had won the Best Actress award . Well , she did n't , but the nickname stuck . Yep , Justin Timberlake is simply known as `` Boss , '' or `` lao ban . '' It 's an awed reference to the entertainer 's investments : From clothing companies to tech startups to golf courses to record labels , the Boss owns it all . Leonardo DiCaprio is called `` Pikachu '' in Taiwan . The joke took off in 2011 after a Taiwanese news anchor struggled with DiCaprio 's name , calling him `` Leonardo Pikachu '' on TV . Even today , tongue-in-cheek Taiwanese media and their counterparts in Hong Kong still refer to the actor 's Pokemon-inspired nickname . CNN interns Harvard Zihao Zhang , Sherry Ju , CNN 's Maggie Wong and Yuli Yang contributed to this report .
In Hong Kong , Jennifer Lopez is known as Nicki Minaj because of her fruity costumes . Jennifer Lopez is called `` Curly Blessing '' is called `` Lord of Butt '' Benedict Cumberbatch