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Korean Four-Character Idioms

대기만성

大器晩成

Word for word

“a great vessel takes long to finish”

What it means

Great talents bloom late.

When you'd use it

Encouraging someone whose success is slow in coming.

Example

서른 넘어 데뷔했지만 대기만성형 배우로 성공했다.He debuted after thirty but became a classic late bloomer.

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