When you feel frustrated about catching up to your peers and hard-pressed to flourish, you say…
「大器晩成」 taiki bansei
I’m having a hard time now, but I believe I’m kind of a late bloomer and my talent will present itself later on, right?
今は苦労してるけど、きっと大器晩成型なんだよ。いつか才能が開花するって。
imawa kuro shiterukedo, kitto taikibanseigata namdayo. itsuka sainoga kaikasurutte.
大：big, great
器：bowl, capacity
晩：evening
成：to become
Just as making a big bowl takes a great deal of time, a person of great talent often bloom late in their career.
大きな器を作るのには多大な時間がかかる。同じように、偉大な才能も後になって開花するものだ。
