大器晩成

See also: 大器晚成

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 器 晩 成
たい
Grade: 1 		き
Grade: 4 		ばん
Grade: 6 		せい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
大器晚成 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語), from 大器(たいき) (taiki) + 晩成(ばんせい) (bansei)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta̠ikʲibã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Proverb

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)

References

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