老骥伏枥，志在千里 in English lao3 ji4 fu2 li4 , zhi4 zai4 qian1 li3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiomatic expression); metaphorically old people may still cherish high aspirations

Simplified Characters

老 骥 伏 枥 ， 志 在 千 里

Traditional Characters

老 驥 伏 櫪 ， 志 在 千 里

Pinyin

lao3 ji4 fu2 li4 , zhi4 zai4 qian1 li3

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 ， 志zhi4aspiration 在zai4(located) at 千qian1thousand 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3]