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Korean life dictionary

22 short guides to words and manners

Four-character idioms

대기만성

大器晩成 · a great vessel takes long to finish

Great talents bloom late.

When to useEncouraging someone whose success is slow in coming.

Examples

  • 서른 넘어 데뷔했지만 대기만성형 배우로 성공했다.

    He debuted after thirty but became a classic late bloomer.

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