老骥嘶风 — Chinese idiom
老骥嘶风
lǎo jì sī fēng
Traditional: 老驥嘶風
Meaning
- old steed sniffs the wind ; fig. aged person with great aspirations
Character by character
- 老lǎoold, aged; experienced
- 骥jìa thoroughbred horse; refined, virtuous
- 嘶sīthe neighing of a hoarse, gravel-voiced, hoarse
- 风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news
Idioms sharing a character
- 倚老卖老 yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
- 告老还乡 gào lǎo huán xiāng
- 天荒地老 tiān huāng dì lǎo
- 宝刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo
- 宝刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
- 年老力衰 nián lǎo lì shuāi
- 年老体弱 nián lǎo tǐ ruò
- 敬老尊贤 jìng lǎo zūn xián
- 月下老人 yuè xià lǎo rén
- 深山老林 shēn shān lǎo lín
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