Feng Jicai (1942-), novelist from Tianjin, author of Extraordinary People in Our Ordinary World ([[俗世奇人|俗世奇人|su2 shi4 qi2 ren2]])

To follow conventions or instructions mechanically without flexibility or original thought.

lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles; fig. an aged person who still harbors great aspirations

an aged person who still possesses great aspirations

cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike

lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles; fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations

old steed sniffs the wind; metaphor for an elderly person who still harbors great ambitions

cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike

a fine horse of excellent quality or breed