심해

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)mɦɛ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)mɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [심(ː)해/심(ː)헤]
  • 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): [ˈɕʰi(ː)mɦɛ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)mɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [심(ː)해/심(ː)헤]
  • 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”)