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도시

도시

Korean

Noun

도시 (dosi) (hanja 都市)

  1. city.
  2. 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 (all, the whole) + (indeed, yes, right)

Adverb

도시 (dosi) (hanja 都是)

  1. 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