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老驥伏櫪，志在千里
简 老骥伏枥，志在千里 · 繁 老驥伏櫪，志在千里Mandarin · pinyin lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
Meanings
- lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
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- 老
- lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
- 驥
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- 伏
- fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
- 櫪
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- 志
- zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals
- 在
- zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
- 千
- qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
- 里
- lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
- 骥
- jì · thoroughbred horse; refined and
- 枥
- lì · type of oak; stable
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lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1 ，zi3 zoi6 cin1 lei5
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