大器晚成

大器晚成 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

  • 他大器晚成。 He's a late bloomer.

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