직할시

Korean

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jikhalsi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jighalsi
    McCune–Reischauer?chikhalsi
    Yale Romanization?cik.hal.si

    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.