老骥伏枥

Traditional: 老驥伏櫪

lǎo jì fú lì

Dictionary entry

lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

What does 老骥伏枥 mean?

老骥伏枥 (lǎo jì fú lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

老lǎoprefix 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)骥jìthoroughbred horse · refined and virtuous 伏Fúsurname Fu 枥lìtype of oak · stable (for horses)

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 老骥伏枥

老骥伏枥

lǎo jì fú lì

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.