| 野心 | [yě xīn, ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄣ, 野 心] wild schemes; wild ambitions; careerism #12,592 [Add to Longdo] |
| 问鼎 | [wèn dǐng, ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ, 问 鼎 / 問 鼎] lit. to inquire of the tripods (成语 saw); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country; grand ambitions to win #12,821 [Add to Longdo] |
| 得过且过 | [dé guò qiě guò, ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ, 得 过 且 过 / 得 過 且 過] satisfied just to get through (成语 saw); to muddle through; without high ambitions, but getting by #40,527 [Add to Longdo] |
| 力争上游 | [lì zhēng shàng yóu, ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ, 力 争 上 游 / 力 爭 上 遊] to strive for mastery (成语 saw); aiming for the best result; to have high ambitions #42,014 [Add to Longdo] |
| 乘风破浪 | [chéng fēng pò làng, ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ, 乘 风 破 浪 / 乘 風 破 浪] to brave the wind and the billows (成语 saw); to have high ambitions #50,187 [Add to Longdo] |
| 贫贱不能移 | [pín jiàn bù néng yí, ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄧˊ, 贫 贱 不 能 移 / 貧 賤 不 能 移] not shaken by poverty; to preserve one's ambitions although destitute #93,877 [Add to Longdo] |
| 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 | [yàn què ān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì, ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄢ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓ ㄓˋ, 燕 雀 安 知 鸿 鹄 之 志 / 燕 雀 安 知 鴻 鵠 之 志] lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (成语 saw); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? #174,273 [Add to Longdo] |
| 问鼎中原 | [wèn dǐng zhōng yuán, ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ, 问 鼎 中 原 / 問 鼎 中 原] lit. to inquire of the tripods (成语 saw); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country; grand ambitions to win [Add to Longdo] |
| 移山志 | [yí shān zhì, ㄧˊ ㄕㄢ ㄓˋ, 移 山 志] the will to move mountains; fig. high ambitions [Add to Longdo] |
