"大器晩成" meaning in 日本語

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Phrase

  1. 大人物は普通より遅れて大成するということ。
    Sense id: ja-大器晩成-ja-phrase-GEYlT9a3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: 大器晚成 (中国語)
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    "(白文)大方無隅、大器晩成、大音希聲、大象無形。",
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    "(現代語訳)大きな四角形には隅がないようであり、大きな器は完成が遅く、あまりに大きな音は聞き取ることができず、大きな現象は形を認識することはない。"
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