대기만성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大器晩成.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɡima̠nsʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɡima̠nsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)기만성/데(ː)기만성]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daegimanseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegimanseong
McCune–Reischauer?taegimansŏng
Yale Romanization?tāykimanseng

Noun

대기만성 • (daegimanseong) (hanja 大器晩成)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) a great talent takes time to mature
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