大器晚成
dàqìwǎnchéng
ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ
- 1lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
- 2in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
- 3Rome wasn't built in a day
Example
他大器晚成。
tā dàqìwǎnchéng
He's a late bloomer.