미비

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 未 (“not”) + 備 (“prepare, complete”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmi(ː)bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)비]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mibi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mibi
McCune–Reischauer?	mibi
Yale Romanization?	mīpi

Noun

미비 • (mibi) (hanja 未備)

1. imperfection, inadequacy, lack

Derived terms

• 미비(未備)하다 (mibihada, “imperfect, inadequate, incomplete”)
• 미비점(未備點) (mibijeom, “imperfection, defect, deficiency, insufficiency”)