老驥伏櫪，志在千里 [－骥－枥－－－－－]
Jyutping
lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1 , zi3 zoi6 cin1 lei5
Pinyin
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
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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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Mandarin
老骥伏枥，志在千里；烈士暮年，壮心不已。
老驥伏櫪，志在千里；烈士暮年，壯心不已。
lǎo jì fú lì ， zhì zài qiān lǐ ； liè shì mù nián ， zhuàng xīn bù yǐ ．
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An old war-horse may be stabled,
Yet still it longs to gallop a thousand li;
And a noble-hearted man though advanced in years
Never abandons his proud aspirations.