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What is the origin of the characters' nicknames in Water Margin?
The source of nicknames of many characters in Water Margin is still controversial, but many of them are from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, because Luo Guanzhong also participated in the writing of Water Margin.

Briefly summarize a few, but some nicknames can be summarized into the latest categories and can be written into a paper:

Solution: timely rain: always appear when others need it.

Leopard Head: Lin Chong is the coach of the 800,000 imperial gun list, and is called the Leopard Head Beast.

Black whirlwind: long black, used to dance with two axes like a whirlwind.

Female blade: the blade means tiger, and the female blade needs no explanation.

Jade Kirin: Richness and splendor

Zhiduoxing: Smart

etc ......

Historical figures: Xiao: General Li Guang, there is a story about Li Guang killing tigers.

Xiao Yang (Pang Wanchun under Fang La): Yang is also a shooter.

Hou Wen Junior: Hou Wen is Lu Bu.

Xiao Weichi and Sick Weichi: Weichi Gong, make good use of hard whips.

Sai: Xue, good ambassador Fang Tianhua.

Guan Suo: Guan Suo is Guan Yu's son.

etc ......

Skills/Weapons/Occupation: Shuang Bian: With two hard whips.

Gold is in demand: use a hook and sickle gun, but I don't know why I hook it with gold.

Broadsword: Of course, the descendants of Guan Yu will use the dragon crescent moon blade.

Two-gun general: double snatch

Arrows without feathers: Zhang Qing is good at flying stones, just like an arrow without feathers.

White stripes in waves: good at swimming and white.

Tiger Killer: You can kill a tiger with great strength (in fact, it's hard to say whether Jong Li can really kill a tiger).

Walker: occupation

Knife Ghost: Butcher

Ji Shen Shi Jun

Gardener: a vegetable grower

Tiejiaozi: Good singing.

Iron flute fairy: You play the flute very well.

General Jade Arm: Good at carving seals.

Masters and scholars: imitating other people's notes

A highly skilled doctor

etc ......

Appearance: red hair ghost: red birthmark on the sideburns.

Nine dragons: There are nine dragons tattooed on the back.

Grimace: It looks fierce.

Beard: Beard, like Guan Yu.

Short-legged tiger: short

Flower monk: The tattoo on his back is a monk.

Blue beast: There is a blue birthmark on his face.

Purple beard: It's a bit like Sun Quan's blue eyes.

etc ......

Animals: Tigger

Maverick: Good at bouncing.

Agkistrodon longnose

Jiaodong: Jiaolong is good at swimming.

Flea on the Drum: The First Thief to Be Listed as a Hero

Blue-eyed tiger

Smiling tiger

Entering Yunlong: also refers to superb magic.

white mouse

Nine-tailed turtle

Arm ape

etc

Personality: depth charge: impatient.

Thunderstorm: impatience

Some reasons are hard to say, such as:

Iron fan: Song Qingyong's fan is definitely not iron.

There are also King Kong in the Cloud, Nezha with Eight Arms, Flying Great Sage, Touching Heaven, etc., which may be the common names of these two well-connected people in the Jianghu.