Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 미(未) (mi, incomplete) + 완성(完成) (wanseong, accomplishment, achievement). See also Japanese 未完成(みかんせい) (mikansei).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)wa̠nsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miwanseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?miwanseong
McCune–Reischauer?miwansŏng
Yale Romanization?mīwanseng

Noun

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미완성 (miwanseong) (hanja 未完成)

  1. incompleteness