lofty ambition; heroic aspirations
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lofty ambition; heroic aspirations; magnanimous heroic spirit
literaryLiterary term used primarily in classical and modern poetry to describe passionate, heroic, or ambitious feelings. Frequently appears in the set phrase "壮怀激烈" (with intense heroic aspirations), famously used in Yue Fei's poem "Man Jiang Hong".
Yǎng仰
tiān天
cháng长
xiào啸
，
zhuàng壮
huái怀
jī激
liè烈
。
I lift my eyes to the sky and let out a long, loud cry, my heroic aspirations burning intensely.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
mǎn满
huái怀
zhuàng壮
huái怀
，
lì立
zhì志
bào报
guó国
。
In his youth, he was filled with lofty ambitions, determined to serve his country.
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Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
shū抒
fā发
le了
shī诗
rén人
de的
zhuàng壮
huái怀
。
This poem expresses the poet's heroic aspirations.