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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

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
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伏: fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
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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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