생석회

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生石灰, from 生 (“raw”) + 石灰 (“lime”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋsʰʌ̹kʰwe̞] ~ [sʰɛŋsʰʌ̹kʰø̞] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰʌ̹kʰwe̞] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰʌ̹kʰø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [생서퀘/생서쾨/셍서퀘/셍서쾨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saengseokhoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saengseoghoe
McCune–Reischauer?	saengsŏkhoe
Yale Romanization?	sayngsek.hoy

Noun

생석회 • (saengseokhoe) (hanja 生石灰)

1. quicklime

   Synonym: 산화 칼슘 (sanhwa kalsyum)