老骥伏枥，志在千里

Traditional form:

老驥伏櫪，志在千里

Pinyin (reading):

lǎojìfúlì,zhìzàiqiānlǐ

Definitions:

• lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations

Characters:

• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 骥 - a thoroughbred horse; refined, virtuous
• 伏 - to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
• 枥 - oak tree; a stable
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane

Traditional characters:

• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 驥 - a thoroughbred horse; refined, virtuous
• 伏 - to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
• 櫪 - oak tree; a stable
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane