Chinese pet name

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In Chinese communities, people choose Chinese pet names often based on the pet's physical characteristics. The adjective "little" (Chinese: 小, pinyin: xiǎo) is added in front of the physical characteristic, creating an effect equivalent to adding "little" to "John" resulting in "Little John" or "Johnny." See the following table for common Chinese pet names.

**Chinese Pet Names**
Chinese pet name	Pinyin	Literal translation	Comments
小白	Xiaobai	"Little White/ Whitie"
小黒	Xiaohei	"Little Black/ Blackie"
小紅	Xiaohong	"Little Red/ Reddy"	Common bird name; roughly equivalent to Polly
小黃	Xiaohuang	"Little Brown/ Brownie"	Includes golden or fawn color pets
小靑	Xiaoqing	"Little Green/ Greeny"	A legendary green snake has this name
小胖	Xiaopang	"Little Fat/ Fatty"	Also a Chinese nickname for plump humans
小玉	Xiaoyu	"Little Jade"	Derived from the Jade Rabbit (玉兔)
來福	Laifu	"Come Prosperity"	Also used as an internet nickname
阿福	Ahfu	"Ah-Prosperity"	"Johnny" form of Prosperity
Lucky	NA	NA	Common English name used by Chinese communities to name pets

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