Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 大都市.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)do̞ɕʰi] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)do̞ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daedosi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daedosi
McCune–Reischauer?taedosi
Yale Romanization?tāytosi

Noun

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대도시 (daedosi) (hanja 大都市)

  1. large city, metropolis