섭씨

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 攝氏.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹pɕ͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [섭씨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seopssi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seob'ssi
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏpssi
Yale Romanization?	sep.ssi

Noun

섭씨 • (seopssi) (hanja 攝氏)

1. Celsius; centigrade

   오늘날의 지구는 전(前)산업화 시기보다도 섭씨 일(1)도가 더 더워졌다.

   oneullarui jiguneun jeonsaneophwa sigibodado seopssi il(1)doga deo deowojeotda.

   Earth is one degree Centigrade hotter today than in pre-industrial times.

   2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns (The original sentence in English)

See also

• 화씨 (華氏, hwassi, “Fahrenheit”)
• 열씨 (列氏, yeolssi, “Réaumur”)

References

• 섭씨 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.