Katy Perry known as 'Fruit Sister' in China

She's not the only celeb with an interesting Chinese alias

Katy Perry performs in a fruit-inspired ensemble at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.
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Posts about Katy Perry were all over Twitter during the Super Bowl halftime show, but Chinese social media users were calling the performer by a different name.

Katy Perry is known as "Fruit Sister," or "shui guo jie," in China, CNN's Wilfred Chan reports. The name is in reference to her frequently fruit-themed ensembles.

Take, for instance, the time when Perry sat on a giant banana during one of her sets at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards.


From watermelon onesies to strawberry-cup bras, the pop star has incorporated her love for fruit into a number of her performances.

But, according to Chan, Perry isn't the only celebrity to earn an alias among Chinese Internet users.

"Lord of Butt," or "luo ba," is apparently a popular nickname for Jennifer Lopez in China and Hong Kong. Adam Levine is called "sao dang," which translates to "Flirty Adam."

See the full list of celebrity nicknames.