미지수

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 未知數 (unknown number).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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미지수 (mijisu) (hanja 未知數)

  1. (mathematics) unknown quantity; the unknown
  2. (figuratively) the unknown, something not yet known/determined