심해

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 深海, from 深 (“deep”) + 海 (“sea”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?simhae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?simhae
McCune–Reischauer?simhae
Yale Romanization?sīmhay

Noun

심해 • (simhae) (hanja 深海)

  1. (marine biology) the non-photic zone of the ocean, beginning at 200 meters below sea level
  2. (oceanography) the deep sea, beginning at 2000 meters below sea level
  3. (non-technical) a deep sea
    마음이 심해 끝자락으로 가라앉은 듯했다.
    ma'eum-i simhae kkeutjarag-euro garaanjeun deuthaetda.
    I felt as if my heart had sunk into the bottom-most stretches of the deep sea.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?simhae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?simhae
McCune–Reischauer?simhae
Yale Romanization?sīmhay

Adjective

심해 • (simhae)

  1. Infinitive of 심하다 (simhada, “to be excessive”)
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