Official: Niu Lai’s younger brother officially named Niu Wang as studio answers the pun

• The brother’s Chinese name is standardised as 牛旺 (Niu Wang); three older translations retired
• The brothers are confirmed to share a surname, absent from some earlier versions
• The leopard character will be named separately before the new season

The studio confirmed today that the character’s Chinese name is standardised as 牛旺 from this week — sharing his brother’s surname — with overseas releases using the romanisation Niu Wang. Three competing translations had been in circulation.