老骥伏枥
lǎo​jì​fú​lì

old person with great ambitions

  • created reference approved 老骥伏枥/老驥伏櫪 → 志在千里 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老骥伏枥 / 老驥伏櫪 lǎo​jì​fú​lì

    志在千里 zhì​zài​qiān​lǐ

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  • created sense approved 老骥伏枥/老驥伏櫪 · lǎo​jì​fú​lì · old person with great ambitions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|步出夏門行|bu4 chu1 xia4 men2 xing2]]

    老骥 (literal) → 老骥/老驥 · lǎo​jì · old thoroughbred horse 伏枥 (literal) → 伏枥/伏櫪 · fú​lì · to bide one's time

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