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TOPIK 4noun

대기만성

daegimanseong

대기만성이 · 대기만성을 (often 대기만성형)

late bloomer; great talents mature late

Example

그 배우는 마흔이 넘어서 유명해진 대기만성형이에요.

That actor is a late bloomer who became famous after forty.

Word parts

대 big기 vessel만 late성 complete

Literally 'a big vessel is completed late'.