jì
thoroughbred horse
refined and virtuous
àn tú suǒ jì
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
to try and find sth with the help of a clue
Féng Jì cái
Feng Jicai (1942-), novelist from Tianjin, author of Extraordinary people in our ordinary world 俗世奇人
lǎo jì fú lì
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
lǎo jì
old thoroughbred
fig. aged person with great aspirations
niú jì tóng zào
cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
niú jì tóng cáo
cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
also written 牛驥同皂|牛骥同皂[niu2 ji4 tong2 zao4]
lǎo jì sī fēng
old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations