大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ daai6 hei3 maan5 sing4

  • lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
  • in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
  • Rome wasn't built in a day

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Example sentences

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 大器晚成 ( dà qì wǎn chéng daai6 hei3 maan5 sing4 )。

    He's a late bloomer.

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