광역시
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 廣域市, from 廣 (“wide”) + 域 (“district”) + 市 (“city”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (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[edit]
광역시 • (gwang'yeoksi) (hanja 廣域市)
- metropolitan city
- 부산 광역시 ― Busan gwang'yeoksi ― Busan Metropolitan City