老驥伏櫪
Chinese
trad. (老驥伏櫪) 老驥 伏櫪 simp. (老骥伏枥) 老骥 伏枥 Literally: “an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles”.
Etymology
From a poem by Cao Cao:
- 老驥伏櫪，志在千里；烈士暮年，壯心不已。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
- From: 三國·魏·曹操《步出夏門行》
- Lǎojì fúlì, zhì zài qiānlǐ; lièshì mùnián, zhuàngxīn bùyǐ. [Pinyin]
- The old steed over the manger still has the mind to do a thousand-li journey;
The heroic old man still cherishes lofty ambitions.
老骥伏枥，志在千里；烈士暮年，壮心不已。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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