老骥伏枥 in English lao3 ji4 fu2 li4 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiomatic expression); metaphorically aged person with great aspirations

Pinyin

lao3 ji4 fu2 li4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix 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 骥ji4thoroughbred horse 伏fu2surname Fu 枥li4type of oak