- 老骥伏枥 lǎojìfúlì 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]]
- 伏枥 fúlì to be in the stable(literary) to be kept at the manger; used to describe a horse being fed and raised in a stable, or being tamed and obedient
- 枥马 lìmǎ stable horseA horse kept in a stable; also used as a metaphor for a person who is restricted and lacks freedom.
- 槽枥 cáolì stablea stable; a place where horses are kept and fed
- 老骥伏枥,志在千里 lǎojìfúlìzhìzàiqiānlǐ old people still have high aspirationsLiterally "an old horse in the stable still dreams of running a thousand miles"; used to describe an older person who still possesses great ambition and energy.
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH