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大器晚成

dàqìwǎnchéng

ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ

  1. 1lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
  2. 2in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
  3. 3Rome wasn't built in a day
Example

他大器晚成。

tā dàqìwǎnchéng

He's a late bloomer.

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