Cow Sister

牛姐

Mariah Carey's popular Chinese nickname is "Cow Sister," or "niu jie." Here's why:

瑪利亞?凱莉（Mariah Carey）的中文昵稱是“牛姐”。原因如下：

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.

中文俚語(yǔ)中有個(gè)粗俗但是很流行的短語(yǔ)，“牛逼”，意思是“真TMD的厲害（f***ing awesome）”。因此“牛姐”雖然聽(tīng)上去不雅，但確實(shí)是對(duì)凱莉完美唱功的由衷贊美。

Another explanation is that it refers to a 1992 episode of "Sesame Street" that featured a singing cow named Mariah Cowey.

另一個(gè)解釋則是1992年播出的一集“芝麻街”中，出現(xiàn)了一只名叫瑪利亞?考威（Mariah Cowey）會(huì)唱歌的牛。