미완성

Korean

Etymology

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmi(ː)wa̠nsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)완성]
  • 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

미완성 • (miwanseong) (hanja 未完成)

1. incompleteness