섭씨

섭씨

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 攝氏.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[sʰʌ̹pɕ͈i]
• Phonetic Hangul[섭씨]

Revised Romanization? seopssi Revised Romanization (translit.)? seobssi McCune–Reischauer? sŏpssi Yale Romanization? sepssi

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 deowojyeotda.

   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)

References

• National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)