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."
Chinese PinYin : wèi jìng zhī zhì
unfulfilled ambition