광역시

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 廣域市, from 廣 (“wide”) + 域 (“district”) + 市 (“city”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋjʌ̹kɕ͈i]
    • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)역씨]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwang'yeoksi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwang'yeogsi
    McCune–Reischauer?kwangyŏksi
    Yale Romanization?kwāngyek.si

    Noun

    광역시 • (gwang'yeoksi) (hanja 廣域市)

    1. metropolitan city
      부산 광역시
      Busan gwang'yeoksi
      Busan Metropolitan City
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