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鴻鵠之誌 is a Chinese proverb that implies that having grand ambitions also means that others will not understand your great expectations and ideas.
Though the actual words come from a longer saying of Confucius, which goes, “The little swallows living under the eaves wouldn't understand the lofty ambitions of a swan (who flies far and wide).”
This Confucius quote has led to this idiomatic expression in China that means “think big.” What you'd be saying is “The lofty ambitions of a swan.”
Note that Chinese people sometimes refer to the little swallow as one who does not “think big” but is, instead, stuck in a rut or just leading a mundane life. Therefore, it's a compliment to be called a swan but not a good thing to be called a swallow.
大望 is one of a few ways to write “dream big” in Japanese.
This is a good title if you want that to inspire ambition or high aspirations. 大望 is also a way to say “great expectations.”
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your great aspirations search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
老驥 老骥 see styles |
lǎo jì lao3 ji4 lao chi |
old thoroughbred; fig. aged person with great aspirations |
鴻鵠 鸿鹄 see styles |
hóng hú hong2 hu2 hung hu koukoku / kokoku こうこく |
swan; person with noble aspirations (1) giant bird; (2) great person; magnanimous person; hero |
燕雀鴻鵠 see styles |
enjakukoukoku / enjakukokoku えんじゃくこうこく |
(expression) (yoji) how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); only a hero can understand a hero |
老馬嘶風 老马嘶风 see styles |
lǎo mǎ sī fēng lao3 ma3 si1 feng1 lao ma ssu feng |
old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations |
老驥伏櫪 老骥伏枥 see styles |
lǎo jì fú lì lao3 ji4 fu2 li4 lao chi fu li |
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations |
老驥嘶風 老骥嘶风 see styles |
lǎo jì sī fēng lao3 ji4 si1 feng1 lao chi ssu feng |
old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Great Aspirations Ambition | 大志を抱 | tai shi wo idaku taishiwoidaku | ||
Great Aspirations Ambition | 鴻鵠之誌 鸿鹄之志 | hóng hú zhī zhì hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4 hong hu zhi zhi honghuzhizhi | hung hu chih chih hunghuchihchih |
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Big Dream Great Hope | 大望 | tai mou / taimou / tai mo | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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