小時候，出門的時候，祖父總是對我說，“祝你一路逆風！“，長大以後才明白在他的眼中我是那高飛的風箏。 - Zhictionary

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小時候，出門的時候，祖父總是對我說，“祝你一路逆風！“，長大以後才明白在他的眼中我是那高飛的風箏。

When I left home in my younger days, grandpa always told me, "May you have an upwind journey!" It was only when I grew up did I realise that I was the high-flying kite in his eyes.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

in one's childhood

to go out
to leave home
to go on a journey
away from home
(of a woman) to get married

of; ~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
(used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

really and truly

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

time
length of time
moment
period

father's father
paternal grandfather

right; correct
towards; at; for
concerning; regarding
to treat (sb a certain way)
to face
(bound form) opposite; facing; matching
to match together; to adjust
to fit; to suit
to answer; to reply
to add; to pour in (a fluid)
to check; to compare
classifier: couple; pair

I wondered that and now it makes sense that...
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 我, 說 /说.

to pray for
to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)
person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies

alternative form of 咒 (zhòu, “to curse”)

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)

you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

the whole journey
all the way
going the same way
going in the same direction
of the same kind

to go against the wind
contrary wind
a headwind

after
later
afterwards
following
later on
in the future

ability; talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
then and only then
just now
(before an expression of quantity) only

(variant of 才 cái) just now
(variant of 才 cái) (before an expression of quantity) only

clear; obvious; unequivocal
sensible; reasonable
to understand; to realize

to exist; to be alive
(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
(bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

of; ~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
(used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

really and truly

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

I
me
my

to be (followed by substantives only)
correct; right; true
(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
(adverb for emphatic assertion)

variant of 是 shì

variant of 哪 nǎ

(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi)
(pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
then (in that case)

(archaic) many
beautiful
how
old variant of 挪 nuó

Goofy (friend of Mickey Mouse)

of; ~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
(used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

really and truly

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

kite (lit. "wind zither", traditionally explained as being named after kites fitted with bamboo whistles that produced musical sounds when flown)