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大器晚成

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See also: 大器晩成

Chinese

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treasure evening; night; late
finish; complete; accomplish
finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
 
trad. (大器晚成) 大器
simp. #(大器晚成) 大器
Literally: “great vessels take years to produce”.

Etymology

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From Tao Te Ching:

大器晚成 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
大器晚成 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE
Dà fāng wú yú, dàqìwǎnchéng. [Pinyin]
Its largest square doth yet no corner show; a vessel great, it is the slowest made.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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大器晚成

  1. a great talent takes time to mature; in the fullness of time, a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state