There are 13 total results for your ambitions search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
乘風破浪 乘风破浪 see styles |
chéng fēng pò làng cheng2 feng1 po4 lang4 ch`eng feng p`o lang cheng feng po lang |
More info & calligraphy: Great Ambitions |
娑婆気 see styles |
shabake; shabaki しゃばけ; しゃばき |
worldly desires or ambitions |
移山志 see styles |
yí shān zhì yi2 shan1 zhi4 i shan chih |
the will to move mountains; fig. high ambitions |
力爭上游 力争上游 see styles |
lì zhēng shàng yóu li4 zheng1 shang4 you2 li cheng shang yu |
to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result; to have high ambitions |
功完行滿 功完行满 see styles |
gōng wán xíng mǎn gong1 wan2 xing2 man3 kung wan hsing man |
to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom) |
徑情直遂 径情直遂 see styles |
jìng qíng zhí suì jing4 qing2 zhi2 sui4 ching ch`ing chih sui ching ching chih sui |
to achieve one's ambitions (idiom) |
得過且過 得过且过 see styles |
dé guò qiě guò de2 guo4 qie3 guo4 te kuo ch`ieh kuo te kuo chieh kuo |
satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through; without high ambitions, but getting by |
志不在此 see styles |
zhì bù zài cǐ zhi4 bu4 zai4 ci3 chih pu tsai tz`u chih pu tsai tzu |
to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom) |
鎩羽而歸 铩羽而归 see styles |
shā yǔ ér guī sha1 yu3 er2 gui1 sha yü erh kuei |
to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom) |
人窮志不窮 人穷志不穷 see styles |
rén qióng zhì bù qióng ren2 qiong2 zhi4 bu4 qiong2 jen ch`iung chih pu ch`iung jen chiung chih pu chiung |
(idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled |
貧賤不能移 贫贱不能移 see styles |
pín jiàn bù néng yí pin2 jian4 bu4 neng2 yi2 p`in chien pu neng i pin chien pu neng i |
not shaken by poverty; to preserve one's ambitions although destitute |
燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 see styles |
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì yan4 que4 an1 zhi1 hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4 yen ch`üeh an chih hung hu chih chih yen chüeh an chih hung hu chih chih |
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? |
燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 see styles |
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì yan4 que4 yan1 zhi1 hong2 gu3 zhi1 zhi4 yen ch`üeh yen chih hung ku chih chih yen chüeh yen chih hung ku chih chih |
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 13 results for "ambitions" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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