"大器晚成" meaning in All languages combined

See 大器晚成 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /taːi̯²² hei̯³³ maːn¹³ sɪŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/, /taːi̯²² hei̯³³ maːn¹³ sɪŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: dàqìwǎnchéng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], daai⁶ hei³ maan⁵ sing⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], dàqìwǎnchéng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dàcìwǎnchéng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ta⁴-chʻi⁴-wan³-chʻêng² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dà-chì-wǎn-chéng [Mandarin, Yale], dahchihwoancherng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], дациваньчэн [Mandarin, Palladius], dacivanʹčɛn [Mandarin, Palladius], daaih hei máahn sìhng [Cantonese, Yale], daai⁶ hei³ maan⁵ sing⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dai⁶ héi³ man⁵ xing⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From Tao Te Ching Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 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 Wikipedia link: Tao Te Ching Tags: idiomatic
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