都と鄙ひ

noun

town and country; urban and rural areas

A somewhat formal or literary term referring to both urban and rural areas collectively. Often used in discussions of regional differences, planning, or contrasts between city life and countryside.

• 都と鄙ひの格かく差さを縮ちぢめる政せい策さくが求もとめられている。

  Policies to reduce the gap between urban and rural areas are needed.

• この統とう計けいは都と鄙ひ別べつに集しゅう計けいされている。

  These statistics are compiled separately for urban and rural areas.