高飞

高飛
Gāofēi
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Meanings

  1. 1 Goofy (Disney character, friend of Mickey Mouse)
  2. 2 (lit.) to fly high; to soar
  3. 3 common Chinese personal name

Examples

Mǐ Lǎoshǔ, Táng Lǎoyā hé Gāofēi shì Díshìní zuì jīngdiǎn de sān gè hǎo péngyou.
Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy are Disney's three most classic best friends.
Tā xīwàng yǒu yì tiān néng zhǎnchì gāofēi.
He hopes that one day he can spread his wings and soar.

Tips

culture
In mainland Chinese Disney translations, Goofy is 高飞 (Gāofēi), while Hong Kong and Taiwan use 高飞. The name is a direct phonetic approximation of 'Goofy' that also happens to mean 'fly high' — a tidy bilingual pun.
usage
As a verb phrase 展翅高飞 (zhǎnchì gāofēi, 'spread wings and soar') is a common blessing for graduates or departing friends.

Stroke Order

gāo
fēi