sobriquet
3.By the end of World War II, the harbor itself was the most heavily defended in the world, and the island had earned the sobriquet "Fortress Oahu".
4.My wife only knew that he loved gao-liang wine. She would ask the children to go and buy a bottle of warm gao-liang wine for him every day. This became a ritual with time. Whenever they saw him approaching the house, the children would have held the bottle ready for the adults' instruction, even before being told. Over time, everyone in the house bestowed on him the sobriquet "Uncle Gao-liang"
