大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
Meaning
- literally it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) · figuratively 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
Example sentences
他大器晚成。
tā dà qì wǎn chéng。
He achieved success late in life.