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도시
도시
Korean
Noun
도시 • (dosi) (hanja 都市)
- city.
- A village serving as the cultural or economic center of a region.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- 도시가스 (dosigaseu, “city gas”)
- 도시계획 (dosigyehoek, “urban planning”)
- 도시국가 (dosigukga, “city-state”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 都 (“all, the whole”) + 是 (“indeed, yes, right”)
Adverb
도시 • (dosi) (hanja 都是)
- at all (in a negative context)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-02), “도시”, in 표준국어대사전
- Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행); Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004), “도시”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, ISBN 89-7006-165-7