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Chinese
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous
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conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit
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stable
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| trad. (老驥伏櫪)
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老
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驥
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伏
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櫪
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| simp. (老骥伏枥)
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老
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骥
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伏
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枥
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| Literally: “an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles”.
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Etymology
From a poem by Cao Cao:
Pronunciation
Idiom
老驥伏櫪
- (figurative) an aged person with great aspirations