大器晚成

dà qì wǎn chéng · da qi wan cheng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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