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Woah you can read Chinese?
Oh for God’s sake Soarin’s chinese name translation also means “Goofy”
Edited because: Editing purposes
Derpy in HongKong: Ok
Derpy in US 2012: Drama ensues
Derpy in US 2018: Pandering
“Soarin’ especially likes having AppleJack’s pies.” I don’t know if the pies are AJ-specific in the canon, though…
“Bulk Biceps is one of the backup members of the Wonderbolts.” Again, I don’t remember seeing this in canon besides seeing him in the academy.
“Derpy is the little helper of the weather team, and she’s always busy with it.” Well, I guess she landed on a new offer? (BTW, bravo for using the real name.)
“… and Lightning Dust are all top students in the Wonderbolts Academy.” I wonder what happened to Lightning Dust after she broke the academy record, though.
Oh my bad. Didn’t see the city.
Never knew Hong Kong is in Japan.
Thanks! Now Bulk will forevermore be known in my headcanon as Muscle Meat Little Horse.
Wonderbolts = 閃電飛馬隊 = lightning fly horse team
閃 = flash
電 = electricity
閃電 = lightning
飛 = to fly
馬 = horse
隊 = team, band, military unit
(Spitfire header) = 飛行隊長 = flight captain
飛 = to fly
行 = to carry out or to perform
飛行 = flight
隊 = team, band, military unit
長 = literally means “length”
隊長 = captain; team leader
Spitfire = 電光火 = electric light fire
電 = electricity
光 = light
火 = fire
(Soarin’ header) = 空中精英 = aerial elite
空 = literally means “empty,” here it means air in the sense of atmosphere, space, etc.
中 = middle
空中 = aerial (literally “empty middle,” here it means “aerial” in the sense of “in the sky or atmosphere”)
精 = essence or spirit
英 = can mean outstanding or excellent, also English in the sense of 英國 (England)
精英 = the elite, the best part of something, the essence
Soarin’ = 高飛 = high fly
高 = tall; high
飛 = to fly
(Pegasus bullies header) = 雄性鬥鬥幫 = male fight fight (dòu dòu) gang
I’m not sure if dòu dòu is supposed to sound like “dodo” or mean “dummy.”
雄性 = male
鬥 = to fight (dòu)
幫 = gang
(Bulk Biceps header) = 肌肉小馬 = muscular pony
肌 = muscle
肉 = meat
小 = little
馬 = horse
Bulk Biceps = 巴克 = Bākè
These characters’ literal definitions are so numerous that I don’t think it’s worth translating literally. They were chosen to phonetically sound like “bulk” and I don’t think there is any deeper meaning.
Derpy = 小呆 = little dullard (xiǎo dāi)
小 = little
呆 = dull or wooden in the sense of 发呆 (to be in a trance or a daze, to stare blankly, to be petrified - ideogrammatic word origin comes from 口 = mouth, and 木 = wood)
小 in this case I think is used to express affection (lil’ Derpy) and 呆 doesn’t simply mean “stupid” or “dumb” as much as “slow” or “absent-minded.” 呆呆兽 (兽 meaning beast) is the Chinese name for the Pokémon Slowpoke.
(Bottom header) = 其他小飛馬 = Other little flying horses
其他 = other
小 = little
飛 = to fly
馬 = horse
Flitter = 飛飛 = fly fly
Thunderlane = 雷霆道 = literally, Thunder Road
Lightning Dust = 閃電塵 = literally, lightning dust