Tā xiōnghuái chuítiānyì, jué bù mǎnzú yú yǎnqián de xiǎo chéngjiù.
He has soaring ambitions and refuses to settle for the small successes in front of him.
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From 《庄子·逍遥游》, which describes the giant Peng bird whose wings hang down like clouds from the sky (其翼若垂天之云). Invoking 垂天翼 signals classical, poetic register.
