| 老马嘶风 |
lǎo mǎ sī fēng |
old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations |
| 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 / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
| 嘶 |
sī |
hiss / neigh / Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over) |
| 风 |
fēng |
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:阵,丝 |