大器晚成 in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Tao Te Ching: : 大方無隅，大器晚成。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]大方无隅，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. Etymology templates: {{zh-x|大方無隅，大器晚成。|Its largest square doth yet no corner show; a vessel great, it is the slowest made.|CL|collapsed=y|ref=Daodejing}} 大方無隅，大器晚成。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]大方无隅，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. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 大器晚成

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"大器晚成" meaning in Chinese

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