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How to Say “Great talents bloom late” in Korean: 대기만성
대기만성
daegimanseong
Meaning
Great talents bloom late.
Usage note
From the four-character idiom 大器晚成. A big vessel takes long to make, so great people succeed late. Used to encourage late bloomers.
Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.
How to pronounce it
It is pronounced just as it is written.
| Syllable | Letters (consonant + vowel + final) | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| 대 | ㄷ+ㅐ | dae |
| 기 | ㄱ+ㅣ | gi |
| 만 | ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄴ | man |
| 성 | ㅅ+ㅓ+ㅇ | seong |
A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.
Speech style
There is no verb ending, so the phrase has no politeness level of its own: it is a short fixed expression or a noun phrase.
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Question 1 What does “대기만성” mean?
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Answer: Great talents bloom late
Question 2 How do you say “Great talents bloom late” in Korean?
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Answer: 대기만성 daegimanseong
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