"大器晩成" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

Forms: 大器晩成 [canonical] (ruby: (たい), (), (ばん), (せい)), taikibansei [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|たいきばんせい}} 大(たい)器(き)晩(ばん)成(せい) • (taikibansei)
  1. great talents mature late, people of great ability develop slowly (often applied euphemistically to late bloomers)

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