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大
器
晚
成
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Jyutping
daai6 hei3 maan5 sing4
Pinyin
dà qì wǎn chéng
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
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
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
a great talent takes time to mature; in the fullness of time, a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他大器晚成。
他大器晚成。
tā dà qì wǎn chéng 。
He's a late bloomer.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
大器晚成
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
[idiom] A great talent takes time to mature.