攝氏

See also: 摂氏 and 摄氏

Chinese

		phonetic	clan name; maiden name
trad. (攝氏)		攝	氏
simp. (摄氏)		摄	氏

Etymology

Abbreviation of 攝爾修斯／摄尔修斯 (from Swedish Celsius) + 氏 (shì, “family”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shèshì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sip³ si⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): niap² si⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Liap-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shèshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shèshìh
  - Wade–Giles: Shê⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: Shè-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shehshyh
  - Palladius: Шэши (Šɛši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sip³ si⁶
  - Yale: sip sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sip⁸ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xib³ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːp̚³ siː²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: niap² si⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ⁿdiap̚⁵⁵ si³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liap-sī
  - Tâi-lô: Liap-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liapsi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liap̚⁵⁻²⁴ si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liap̚³²⁻⁵ si²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liap̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/

Adjective

攝氏

Celsius; centigrade
昨天攝氏九度。／昨天摄氏九度。 ― Zuótiān Shèshì jiǔ dù. ― Yesterday it was nine degrees Celsius.

Usage notes

攝氏 may be placed before or after the number of degrees in Chinese. Placing it before the number of degrees (as in the example above) gives the sentence a literary and poetic feel; however, this usage is sometimes frowned upon by language authorities, for example in the Modern Standard Chinese Dictionary (現代漢語規範詞典).

Derived terms

攝氏度 / 摄氏度 (shèshìdù)

Descendants

→ Japanese: 摂氏 (sesshi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
攝	氏
せつ > せっ Jinmeiyō	し Grade: 4
kan'yōon	kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 攝氏 – see the following entry.

【摂氏せっし】

[noun] (attributive) Celsius

(This term, 攝氏, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
攝	氏

Proper noun

攝氏 • (Seopssi) (hangeul 섭씨)

(attributive) hanja form^? of 섭씨 (“Celsius; centigrade”)