unfulfilled ambition
Unfulfilled ambition, a Chinese word, comes from chapter 35 of the story of heroes and heroines, which is interpreted as unfulfilled ambition.
[source] chapter 35 of biography of heroes and heroines by Wen Kang of Qing Dynasty: "today, I retreat to the mountain forest, but I look forward to my son, and finish my unfinished ambition."
unfulfilled ambition
Explaining the last learning of talent - quán cái mò xué
well armed with armour and weapons - pī jiān zhí ruì
no one picks up what 's left by the wayside - dào bù duō yí
talk till one's tongue and lips are parched - chún jiāo shé bì
the integrity in one 's later years is not protected - wǎn jíe bù bǎo