lǎo​jì​fú​lì

old person with great ambitions

老骥伏枥 老驥伏櫪 lǎo​jì​fú​lì
old person with great ambitions
(idiom) an old warhorse in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand miles, used to describe an older person who still cherishes great ambitions and spirits, from Cáo Cāo's poem 步出夏门行 bù​chū​xià​mén​xíng

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