| 老骥伏枥 |
lǎo jì fú lì |
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |
| 老骥 |
lǎo jì |
old thoroughbred / fig. aged person with great aspirations |
| 骥 |
jì |
thoroughbred horse / refined and virtuous |
| 伏 |
Fú |
surname Fu |
| 伏 |
fú |
to lean over / to fall (go down) / to hide (in ambush) / to conceal oneself / to lie low / hottest days of summer / to submit / to concede defeat / to overcome / to subdue / volt |
| 枥 |
lì |
type of oak / stable (for horses) |