lǎo jì fú lì

Traditional: 老驥伏櫪

老骥伏枥 (lǎo jì fú lì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

Characters in 老骥伏枥

老lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity骥jì · thoroughbred horse伏fú · to lean over枥lì · type of oak

Related words

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