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