직할시

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 直轄市 (“municipality directly administered by the central government”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕikʰa̠ɭɕʰi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[지칼시]
Revised Romanization? jikhalsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jig-halsi
McCune–Reischauer? chikhalsi
Yale Romanization? cik.halsi

Noun

직할시 • (jikhalsi) (hanja 直轄市)

  1. municipality directly administered by the central government, either
    1. a former name for 광역시 (gwang-yeoksi) in South Korea.
    2. such a municipality in North Korea, the Republic of China, the People's Republic of China, or Vietnam.
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