Translation

• lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom)
• fig. a great talent matures slowly
• in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
• Rome wasn't built in a day

Synonyms

• 前程万里, 前程似锦, 前程锦绣, 前途无量, 后生可畏, 壮志凌云, 大有作为, 大有可为, 奋发有为, 孺子可教, 年轻有为, 得道多助, 成器, 成才, 成材, 春秋正富, 春秋鼎盛, 有为, 有所作为, 老有所为, 老骥伏枥, 鹏程万里