직할시

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕikʰa̠ɭɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [지칼시]

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.